[gentoo-java] Getting Stripes into the tree with the cos package licence.

[gentoo-java] Getting Stripes into the tree with the cos package licence.

[Alistair Bush]

Im really wanting to get a few packages into the main package tree, another of 
which is jogl, but am wanting feedback on the cos library.


As some of you dev's might be aware cos's licence is rather restrictive

REDISTRIBUTION RIGHTS
4. The distribution is not part of a software development kit, operating 
system, other library, or a development tool without written permission from 
the copyright holder.

which begs us to question whether we can redistribute it without retrieving 
consent first.  This is something I would like to do, but feel it is better 
to come from someone who is 'officially' a member of gentoo-java.  (ie a dev)

Now....

Stripes ( a library similar to struts/strecks ) has permission to redistribute 
the cos library.  Would anyone have any compliants if, at least initially, 
stripes used its bundled cos jar?  Also would anyone be interested in 
contacting cos-licensing@servlets.com regarding this (if you havent already).

Thanks

Alistair
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Re: [gentoo-java] Getting Stripes into the tree with the cos package licence.

[Petteri Räty]

Alistair Bush wrote:
> Im really wanting to get a few packages into the main package tree, another of 
> which is jogl, but am wanting feedback on the cos library.
> 
> 
> As some of you dev's might be aware cos's licence is rather restrictive
> 
> REDISTRIBUTION RIGHTS
> 4. The distribution is not part of a software development kit, operating 
> system, other library, or a development tool without written permission from 
> the copyright holder.

I don't think we can mirror it, but is it freely downloadable? Then we
are not distributing it if we use RESTRICT="mirror".

Regards,
Petteri
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