Re: OK to use GPLed class libraries in DNA sequencers ( was Re: [dna-dev] Required headers on all files)

Hi, why don't use smooks? http://milyn.codehaus.org/Smooks It could solve csv and a lot of other use case and it's LGPL. It's indeed a great toy. bye S. Gregory Haber wrote on 12/06/08 19:18: > Yeah, there are plenty of other alternatives - in particular, Apache > Commons project has one in the works: > > http://commons.apache.org/sandbox/csv/ > > So there is not really a problem for implementing this specific > sequencer, this is more idle curiousity...no rush on finding the answer. > I asked one of the JBoss Developer Studio developers about this and he > thought that the answer was probably "no", unless they make a specific > GPL exception for linking(which they don't in this case). Otherwise I > think it pollutes the whole code base, forcing it all to be GPL. > > Regards, > > Greg > > On Thu, 2008-06-12 at 12:10 -0500, Randall Hauch wrote: > >> Greg: >> >> Have you looked at http://sourceforge.net/projects/javacsv/? Are >> there other alternatives? >> >> On Jun 12, 2008, at 11:55 AM, Randall Hauch wrote: >> >> >>> Greg: >>> >>> I don't know the answer to that. I know we're using some projects >>> with MIT or Apache license, but no GPL to date (that I'm aware of). >>> I'll look into it and get back to you. (Unless someone else on the >>> list already knows.) >>> >>> Randall >>> >>> On Jun 12, 2008, at 11:47 AM, Gregory Haber wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi Randall, >>>> >>>> I've made a first pass at DNA-105 (delimited text sequencer). In >>>> it I >>>> use the Ostermiller Utils classes >>>> (http://ostermiller.org/utils/download.html) to do the delimited text >>>> parsing. >>>> >>>> Before I do any more work on it (and "officially" pick it up from the >>>> JIRA queue), though, it occurred to me - these classes are GPL, where >>>> DNA is LGPL. >>>> >>>> Is it OK to build sequencers using class libraries that are GPL? or >>>> do >>>> they need a less restrictive license like LGPL or Apache? >>>> >>>> It isn't a problem to implement this individual connector (there are >>>> lots of good delimited text parsing classes out there under a >>>> variety of >>>> licenses - and although this is something I could do myself, this >>>> parsing is actually a lot more difficult a problem than it appears >>>> initially, so I would prefer not to do it), but I was curious as to >>>> whether using GPLed libraries is OK. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Greg >>>> >>>> On Tue, 2008-06-10 at 16:58 -0500, Randall Hauch wrote: >>>> >>>>> Please make sure that add the correct JBoss header to all files in >>>>> JBoss DNA. We're not being consistent with our commits, so please >>>>> go >>>>> through code you've recently created and make the appropriate >>>>> changes. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The easiest way to do this is to set up your development environment >>>>> to automatically add the following header to all Java classes: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> /* >>>>> * JBoss, Home of Professional Open Source. >>>>> * Copyright 2008, Red Hat Middleware LLC, and individual >>>>> contributors >>>>> * as indicated by the @author tags. See the copyright.txt file in >>>>> the >>>>> * distribution for a full listing of individual contributors. >>>>> * >>>>> * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it >>>>> * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as >>>>> * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of >>>>> * the License, or (at your option) any later version. >>>>> * >>>>> * This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, >>>>> * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of >>>>> * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU >>>>> * Lesser General Public License for more details. >>>>> * >>>>> * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public >>>>> * License along with this software; if not, write to the Free >>>>> * Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA >>>>> * 02110-1301 USA, or see the FSF site: http://www.fsf.org. >>>>> */ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We also have to add it to all property files: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> # >>>>> # JBoss, Home of Professional Open Source. >>>>> # Copyright 2008, Red Hat Middleware LLC, and individual >>>>> contributors >>>>> # as indicated by the @author tags. See the copyright.txt file in >>>>> the >>>>> # distribution for a full listing of individual contributors. >>>>> # >>>>> # This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it >>>>> # under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as >>>>> # published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of >>>>> # the License, or (at your option) any later version. >>>>> # >>>>> # This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, >>>>> # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of >>>>> # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU >>>>> # Lesser General Public License for more details. >>>>> # >>>>> # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public >>>>> # License along with this software; if not, write to the Free >>>>> # Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA >>>>> # 02110-1301 USA, or see the FSF site: http://www.fsf.org. >>>>> # >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> dna-dev mailing list >>>>> dna-dev(a)lists.jboss.org >>>>> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/dna-dev >>>>> > > _______________________________________________ > dna-dev mailing list > dna-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/dna-dev > _______________________________________________ dna-dev mailing list dna-dev(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/dna-dev