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Klotz, Leigh wrote:
> Thank you -- that clarifies your intent. It sounds like you want to allow
> your script to be used by a system that itself is not GPL (or even open
> source); if so then it looks like the LGPL is more like what you want.
Well, for now, my intention for Sarissa is to be used from open source
projects only. If such a project has problems with the GPL, i will
probably give them persmission to use it anyway.
Manos
> Incorporating the script into a web page and serving it up to a user agent
> where it is run is not "mere aggregation"; in my understanding, "mere
> aggregation" would be putting it on a CDROM along with a sample copy of
> Paint Shop Pro and gluing it to the front of a magazine.
> Leigh.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Emmanuil Batsis (Manos) [mailto:mbatsis@netsmart.gr]
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 1:18 AM
> To: Klotz, Leigh
> Cc: 'XML Dev'
> Subject: Re: [xml-dev] [ANN] Sarissa XML-JavaScript library version 0.9b3
> released
>
>
>
>
> Klotz, Leigh wrote:
>
>
>>As I understand it, the LGPL would allow a web page author or system
>
> author
>
>>to use sarissa provided
>>the web page or system allowed the user to substitute a different version
>
> of
>
>>sarissa. This might
>>be a little easier on the system side, a little harder on the "ASP" side.
>
>
>
> I'm not sure I follow you here.
>
>
>>It's a lot less clear to me what the GPL means in this context, though.
>
> If
>
>>I write a back-end server
>>system and use sarissa in a web page delivered to the browser, at what
>
> point
>
>>do I draw the line
>>for GPL applying to the server system?
>
>
>
> To tell you the truth, I don't really know as I'm not a lawyer. I don't
> expect the server side stuff to be effected but I may be wrong. Read the
> license. Some points that may interest you are:
>
> [[[
> In addition, mere aggregation of another work not based on the Program
> with the Program (or with a work based on the Program) on a volume of
> a storage or distribution medium does not bring the other work under
> the scope of this License.
> ]]]
>
> and
>
> [[[
> 10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free
> programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the
> author to ask for permission.
> ]]]
>
> If any open source project team sees licensing problems with Sarissa, I
> will hapilly provide permission to them to do what they wish with the
> code. It's just a script after all, nothing ultra cool or something.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Manos
>
>
>
>
>
>>Thanks,
>>Leigh.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Emmanuil Batsis (Manos) [mailto:mbatsis@netsmart.gr]
>>Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:20 AM
>>To: XML Dev
>>Subject: [xml-dev] [ANN] Sarissa XML-JavaScript library version 0.9b3
>>released
>>
>>
>>
>>Sarissa is a JavaScript library that provides a cross-browser interface
>>to DOM extentions, XSLT, XMLHTTP and XPath functionality for IE and
>>Mozilla (or Moz-based) browsers.
>>
>>Free under the GPL. This version fixes some stuff that where broken for
>> Mozilla 1.4.
>>
>>Online docs:
>>http://sarissa.sourceforge.net/
>>
>>SF project page (dist, forum etc):
>>http://sourceforge.net/projects/sarissa/
>>
>>
>
>
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