Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of XIE - savannah.nongnu.org

[Alex Turner]

That is probably the best course right now - I need to rewrite to use
the xml.parser.expat instead of the pyxml tool.  I can resubmit once
that is done.

Thanks,

Alex


On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 10:25:42 +0100, Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Currently, I need to review your source code. When do you plan to send
> it to me? Do you need time to change the dependencies? If yes, maybe
> we can close this submission, and you will resubmit it when it is
> done.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Sylvain
> 
> On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 11:11:10PM +0100, Sylvain Beucler wrote:
> > xml.parsers.expat actually is pyexpat. However, the license notice
> > from the PyXML project refers to outdated license back from the time
> > of "BeOpen", which mislead me. So pyexpat is now under the latest
> > Python license, which is compatible with the GNU GPL.
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 09:05:58AM -0500, Alex Turner wrote:
> > > Fair enough - I am comitted to using Free Software for this project.
> > > The current release of python includes the package xml.parsers.expat.
> > > Is this the same thing as PyExpat, or because it's part of the core
> > > package, is it covered under the python license which is GPL
> > > compatible?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your time and insight,
> > >
> > > Alex
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:21:18 +0100, Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Note that PyXML is a suite a XML tools, some of them under acceptable
> > > > licenses. For example, xmlproc, "a validating XML parser", is released
> > > > under a free software license; same for 4DOM, qp_xml, and some other
> > > > tools cited in their "LICENCE" file.
> > > >
> > > > Xerces is released under the Apache License, version 2, which is
> > > > unfortunately also incompatible with the GNU GPL.
> > > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html
> > > >
> > > > I know that Expat is a non-validating parser released under a GNU
> > > > GPL-compatible license (do not confuse it with PyExpat, which is one
> > > > of the problematic tools in pyxml).
> > > >
> > > > An option you may consider is contacting the author(s) of the software
> > > > you want to use and ask him/them to release it under a license
> > > > compatible with the GNU GPL.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Sylvain
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 10:05:30AM -0500, Alex Turner wrote:
> > > > > I did a little bit of digging, and I couldn't find an alternative XML
> > > > > parser for python.  Do you know of one?
> > > > >
> > > > > I am also writting a C++ version that uses Xerces - do you know if
> > > > > xerces is GPL compatible?  If that were the case then I could just
> > > > > abandon the python version as I'm having serious performance issues
> > > > > anyhow.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Alex
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:15:59 +0100, Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden> 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > plexq <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> > > > > > > License: gpl
> > > > > > > Other License:
> > > > > > > Package: XIE
> > > > > > > System name: xie
> > > > > > > Type: non-GNU
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Description:
> > > > > > > XIE is the XML Internet Engine.  It is designed to be used either 
> > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > an apache module or a stand-alone system to generate content.  It
> > > > > > > bares a passing resemblance to Cold Fusion in syntax.  The system 
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > currently written in Python, and support embeded python in xie
> > > > > > > scripts.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Other Software Required:
> > > > > > > python-2.2 or greater
> > > > > > > pyxml
> > > > > > > pygres
> > > > > > > mod_python
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regarding pyxml, there is an issue: parts of the code are released
> > > > > > under different licenses, one governed by the laws of the "State of
> > > > > > Virginia" (parts under CNRI OSLA), and the other by the laws of the
> > > > > > "State of California" (PyExpat), and the GPL does not permit this, 
> > > > > > so
> > > > > > pyxml is incompatible with the GNU GPL. The part under the ZPL v1 
> > > > > > are
> > > > > > also GPL-incompatible (though if they eventually upgrade to ZPL v2,
> > > > > > this will not be the case anymore). We recommand that you remove 
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > dependency. Feel free to ask us any question regarding this issue.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Also, please reply and include a (perhaps temporary) URL pointing to
> > > > > > the source code.  The description you gave when registering will not
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> > > > > > privacy, however, you can forward the code to me by email
> > > > > > (address@hidden).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We wish to review your source code, even if it is not functional, to
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> > > > > >
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