[hibernate-dev] Copyright on hibernate XML interface?

[Emmanuel Bernard]

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On  Jul 24, 2008, at 21:33, Oliver Plohmann wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I already posted this question to a hibernate forum but didn't  
> receive any answer. That's why I saw no way round posting to this  
> mailing list.
>
> I'm working on a mapping tool that maps Java objects to RFCs. This  
> is somewhat similar to mapping Java objects to relational database  
> tables (though much simpler). I therefore got the idea to use the  
> hibernate hbm.xml mapping syntax for this Java-to-RFC mapping tool,  
> because there is no point in re-inventing the wheel and many many  
> people know hibernate and will therefore quickly feel at home when  
> using this Java-to-RFC mapping tool if it uses the same mapping XML  
> syntax as hibernate.
>
> My question is now whether also this hbm.xml mapping syntax is  
> completely free and may be used for another purpose than hibernate  
> itself or whether permission has to be granted by the authors of  
> hibernate. I just want to be really sure before I start, because  
> changing the mapping syntax in the middle of the race is a lot of  
> work.
>
> Thanks in advance, Oliver Plohmann
>
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