JDK code in the codebase

[Erik Hatcher <er...@ehatchersolutions.com>]

The questions still remain, though, and lawyers do want to know the  
answers:

  - How did JDK code get into Lucene's codebase to begin with?
  - Is there any more lingering?

Doug?  Anyone?

	Erik


On Jan 14, 2005, at 2:36 PM, Erik Hatcher wrote:

> I was e-mailed offline with a link that pointed to the Arrays.java  
> code in Lucene 1.3.  In fact, *I'm* the one that removed that file  
> over a year ago because it was unused.   So I think we're in good  
> shape.
>
> 	Erik
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Erik Hatcher <er...@ehatchersolutions.com>
>> Date: January 14, 2005 1:46:35 PM EST
>> To: "Jakarta Project Management Committee List"  
>> <pm...@jakarta.apache.org>
>> Cc: Apache Board <bo...@apache.org>
>> Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] Lucene to search.apache.org
>> Reply-To: "Jakarta Project Management Committee List"  
>> <pm...@jakarta.apache.org>
>>
>> On Jan 14, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Sam Ruby wrote:
>>> Meanwhile, here's a license issue for the proposed new PMC to  
>>> grapple with: apparently Josua Bloch is listed as a contributor.  He  
>>> originally worked for Sun, but now works for Google.  According to  
>>> him, he "did not knowingly contribute any code to Lucene".  Nor can  
>>> I find him participating in either the user or developer mailing  
>>> lists for Lucene.
>>>
>>> The code in question apparently is related to "array utilities", and  
>>> he apparently did contribute to java.util.Arrays, but that code  
>>> belongs to Sun and while the source is published, it is neither open  
>>> source nor compatible with the Apache Software License.
>>>
>>> I'm still trying to track down more details, but if anybody can  
>>> provide any insight into how the contribution was actually made, I  
>>> would appreciate it.
>>
>> I believe this is the one and only piece mentioning Josh Bloch:
>>
>> 	http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/jakarta-lucene/src/java/org/ 
>> apache/lucene/util/Arrays.java?hideattic=0&rev=1.2&view=auto
>>
>> This code was removed (by me, no less :O) in December '03.
>>
>> If there is anything else that is questionable, let me know.
>>
>> 	Erik
>
>
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Re: JDK code in the codebase

[Doug Cutting <cu...@apache.org>]

Erik Hatcher wrote:
> The questions still remain, though, and lawyers do want to know the  
> answers:
> 
>  - How did JDK code get into Lucene's codebase to begin with?

I put it there in a moment of ignorance way back as a hack in order to 
make things run in an older version of the JVM.

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/lucene/lucene/com/lucene/util/Arrays.java?rev=1.1.1.1&view=auto

>  - Is there any more lingering?

Not to my knowledge.

Sorry, my bad.

Doug

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