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Re: Query about Help Needed
- To: bryce at albatross dot co dot nz
- Subject: Re: Query about Help Needed
- From: "Nic Ferrier" <nferrier at tapsellferrier dot co dot uk>
- Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 14:10:39 +0100
- Cc: java at gcc dot gnu dot org, joerg_brunsmann at yahoo dot de
>>> Bryce McKinlay <bryce@albatross.co.nz> 03-Apr-01 3:24:54 AM >>>
>Also, if the javax libs collection is to be as big and
>comprehensive as possible, we'd want to avoid the
>FSF-assignment requirement and be able to include
>free but not necessarily GNU implementations of some
>of the packages. I think its reasonable to assume that
>authors of some of the existing free javax implementations
>may not want to sign their copyright over to the FSF.
AFAIK there is no such requirement for code to become part of the GNU
project.
For example, GNU-Paperclips is not (c) Tapsell-Ferrier Limited. Most
of Classpath is (c) the individual authors (I think).
The FSF do have a problem with non-(L)GPLed code but I think that's a
good thing personally.
Nic