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Posted to legal-discuss@apache.org by Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com> on 2010/07/21 14:06:15 UTC
Build script licensing question
Hi all,
I'm planning to build a sample application that demonstrates a variety of means for distributing Pivot applications. The sample will include an Ant script that generates the following:
1) A .war file containing the Pivot application deployed as an applet, using the standard Ant <war> task.
2) A .zip file containing the application packaged as an executable JAR, using the standard Ant <jar> and <zip> tasks.
3) An .exe file containing the application packaged as a Windows executable, using the BSD-licened Launch4J Ant task:
http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/index.html
I would also like to include an Ant target for the following:
4) A Mac OS X bundle for launching the application, packaged by the JarBundler Ant task:
http://informagen.com/JarBundler/
However, JarBundler is GPL. I am wondering if it is OK for my Ant script to reference this task. Based on what I have read (http://www.apache.org/legal/3party.html), it seems like it might be OK:
- The JarBundler libraries will not be stored in or distributed via ASF resources - the user will have to obtain and install them manually.
- The OS X bundler task will be optional, and will clearly state that it relies on GPL-licensed code.
Can someone please confirm/deny if my understanding is correct?
Thanks,
Greg
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Re: Build script licensing question
Posted by Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com>.
>>>> Correct - JarBundler is an Ant task. The only reference to it would be in a build.xml file. The target containing the task would be optional and would only function if the user had installed the required JARs on the Ant classpath.
>>>
>>> Just so there is closure, this is OK with me.
>>
>> Excellent. Thanks.
>
> I recommend linking to this thread/Sam's email as a note in the code.
> Saves it coming up as some debate in a couple of year's time :)
Done. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Re: Build script licensing question
Posted by Henri Yandell <ba...@apache.org>.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com> wrote:
>>> Correct - JarBundler is an Ant task. The only reference to it would be in a build.xml file. The target containing the task would be optional and would only function if the user had installed the required JARs on the Ant classpath.
>>
>> Just so there is closure, this is OK with me.
>
> Excellent. Thanks.
I recommend linking to this thread/Sam's email as a note in the code.
Saves it coming up as some debate in a couple of year's time :)
Hen
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Re: Build script licensing question
Posted by Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com>.
>> Correct - JarBundler is an Ant task. The only reference to it would be in a build.xml file. The target containing the task would be optional and would only function if the user had installed the required JARs on the Ant classpath.
>
> Just so there is closure, this is OK with me.
Excellent. Thanks.
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Re: Build script licensing question
Posted by Sam Ruby <ru...@intertwingly.net>.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:07 AM, Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com> wrote:
> Correct - JarBundler is an Ant task. The only reference to it would be in a build.xml file. The target containing the task would be optional and would only function if the user had installed the required JARs on the Ant classpath.
Just so there is closure, this is OK with me.
> Greg
>
> On Jul 21, 2010, at 11:34 AM, Henri Yandell wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:06 AM, Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm planning to build a sample application that demonstrates a variety of means for distributing Pivot applications. The sample will include an Ant script that generates the following:
>>>
>>> 1) A .war file containing the Pivot application deployed as an applet, using the standard Ant <war> task.
>>>
>>> 2) A .zip file containing the application packaged as an executable JAR, using the standard Ant <jar> and <zip> tasks.
>>>
>>> 3) An .exe file containing the application packaged as a Windows executable, using the BSD-licened Launch4J Ant task:
>>>
>>> http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/index.html
>>>
>>> I would also like to include an Ant target for the following:
>>>
>>> 4) A Mac OS X bundle for launching the application, packaged by the JarBundler Ant task:
>>>
>>> http://informagen.com/JarBundler/
>>>
>>> However, JarBundler is GPL. I am wondering if it is OK for my Ant script to reference this task. Based on what I have read (http://www.apache.org/legal/3party.html), it seems like it might be OK:
>>>
>>> - The JarBundler libraries will not be stored in or distributed via ASF resources - the user will have to obtain and install them manually.
>>>
>>> - The OS X bundler task will be optional, and will clearly state that it relies on GPL-licensed code.
>>>
>>> Can someone please confirm/deny if my understanding is correct?
>>
>> Sounds doable.
>>
>> JarBundle is an AntTask, the only usage of JarBundle would be a build.xml file?
>>
>> Hen
>>
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Re: Build script licensing question
Posted by Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com>.
Correct - JarBundler is an Ant task. The only reference to it would be in a build.xml file. The target containing the task would be optional and would only function if the user had installed the required JARs on the Ant classpath.
Greg
On Jul 21, 2010, at 11:34 AM, Henri Yandell wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:06 AM, Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm planning to build a sample application that demonstrates a variety of means for distributing Pivot applications. The sample will include an Ant script that generates the following:
>>
>> 1) A .war file containing the Pivot application deployed as an applet, using the standard Ant <war> task.
>>
>> 2) A .zip file containing the application packaged as an executable JAR, using the standard Ant <jar> and <zip> tasks.
>>
>> 3) An .exe file containing the application packaged as a Windows executable, using the BSD-licened Launch4J Ant task:
>>
>> http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/index.html
>>
>> I would also like to include an Ant target for the following:
>>
>> 4) A Mac OS X bundle for launching the application, packaged by the JarBundler Ant task:
>>
>> http://informagen.com/JarBundler/
>>
>> However, JarBundler is GPL. I am wondering if it is OK for my Ant script to reference this task. Based on what I have read (http://www.apache.org/legal/3party.html), it seems like it might be OK:
>>
>> - The JarBundler libraries will not be stored in or distributed via ASF resources - the user will have to obtain and install them manually.
>>
>> - The OS X bundler task will be optional, and will clearly state that it relies on GPL-licensed code.
>>
>> Can someone please confirm/deny if my understanding is correct?
>
> Sounds doable.
>
> JarBundle is an AntTask, the only usage of JarBundle would be a build.xml file?
>
> Hen
>
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Re: Build script licensing question
Posted by Henri Yandell <ba...@apache.org>.
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:06 AM, Greg Brown <gk...@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm planning to build a sample application that demonstrates a variety of means for distributing Pivot applications. The sample will include an Ant script that generates the following:
>
> 1) A .war file containing the Pivot application deployed as an applet, using the standard Ant <war> task.
>
> 2) A .zip file containing the application packaged as an executable JAR, using the standard Ant <jar> and <zip> tasks.
>
> 3) An .exe file containing the application packaged as a Windows executable, using the BSD-licened Launch4J Ant task:
>
> http://launch4j.sourceforge.net/index.html
>
> I would also like to include an Ant target for the following:
>
> 4) A Mac OS X bundle for launching the application, packaged by the JarBundler Ant task:
>
> http://informagen.com/JarBundler/
>
> However, JarBundler is GPL. I am wondering if it is OK for my Ant script to reference this task. Based on what I have read (http://www.apache.org/legal/3party.html), it seems like it might be OK:
>
> - The JarBundler libraries will not be stored in or distributed via ASF resources - the user will have to obtain and install them manually.
>
> - The OS X bundler task will be optional, and will clearly state that it relies on GPL-licensed code.
>
> Can someone please confirm/deny if my understanding is correct?
Sounds doable.
JarBundle is an AntTask, the only usage of JarBundle would be a build.xml file?
Hen
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