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Jason Martin

License question about port?

I am about finished with a Vala port of the NetRexx runtime.

Main Rexx.vala passes 439 assertions of all the 240 some individual returns in the library.

Still need assertions for Parse, Util, Words, etc..

I am still undecided about giving 64 bit signed/unsigned integers their own methods.

My main question is the GNU Lesser General Public License I used.

Being that it as a port and does not use Java in any form,

I am legally required to use or include the ICU?

Example file below:

* rexxnode.vala

* A GObject based port of the NetRexx <http://www.netrexx.org/> runtime

* library by Mike Cowlishaw, RexxLA <http://rexxla.org/> and others.

* This library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it

* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published

* by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or

* (at your option) any later version.

* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but

* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

* See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License

* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.";

* Author:

* Jason Monroe Martin <[hidden email]>

/**

* This class defines a Rexx stem node.

* It is used to provide a reference to a Rexx object.

public sealed class RexxNode : Object {

/* ----- Properties ----- */

/**

* The data item owned by this node.

public Rexx leaf;

/**

* The data item when the node was constructed.

public Rexx initleaf;

/* ----- Constructors ----- */

/**

* Make a Rexx node

public RexxNode(Rexx argleaf) {

base();

leaf = argleaf;

initleaf = argleaf;

return;

}

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Mike Cowlishaw

Re: License question about port?

Hi Jason,

My main question is the GNU Lesser General Public License I used.

Being that it as a port and does not use Java in any form,

I am legally required to use or include the ICU?

This has nothing to do with Java and its licence(s).

If it's a translation/port of code that I wrote then I would hope you feel morally obliged to make it at least as freely available as the licence I negotiated for that code. So please, yes, use the ICU or similar (e.g., MIT) licence.

Thanks -- Mike

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Jason Martin

Re: License question about port?

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You got it.

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Jason Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

I am about finished with a Vala port of the NetRexx runtime.

Main Rexx.vala passes 439 assertions of all the 240 some individual returns in the library.

Still need assertions for Parse, Util, Words, etc..

I am still undecided about giving 64 bit signed/unsigned integers their own methods.

My main question is the GNU Lesser General Public License I used.

Being that it as a port and does not use Java in any form,

I am legally required to use or include the ICU?

Example file below:

/*
* rexxnode.vala
*
* A GObject based port of the NetRexx <http://www.netrexx.org/> runtime
* library by Mike Cowlishaw, RexxLA <http://rexxla.org/> and others.
*
* Copyright (C) 2015 Jason Monroe Martin
*
* This library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
* by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
* See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.";
*
* Author:
* Jason Monroe Martin <[hidden email]>
*/

/**
* This class defines a Rexx stem node.
* It is used to provide a reference to a Rexx object.
*/
public sealed class RexxNode : Object {

/* ----- Properties ----- */

/**
* The data item owned by this node.
*/
public Rexx leaf;

/**
* The data item when the node was constructed.
*/
public Rexx initleaf;

/* ----- Constructors ----- */

/**
* Make a Rexx node
*/
public RexxNode(Rexx argleaf) {
base();
leaf = argleaf;
initleaf = argleaf;
return;
}
}

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Jason Martin

Re: License question about port?

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Does this look ok. ICU is a little confusing.

But do I have the right to reformat it to fit 80 characters? After all, it is copyrighted.

* rexxnode.vala

* A GObject based port of the NetRexx <http://www.netrexx.org/> runtime

* library by Mike Cowlishaw, RexxLA <http://rexxla.org/> and others.

* ICU License - ICU 1.8.1 and later

* COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION NOTICE

* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a

* copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),

* to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation

* the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell

* copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is

* furnished to do so, provided that the above copyright notice(s) and this

* permission notice appear in all copies of the Software and that both the

* above copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in supporting

* documentation.

* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR

* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,

* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.

* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR HOLDERS INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE

* BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,

* OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,

* WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION,

* ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

* Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder shall not

* be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other

* dealings in this Software without prior written authorization of the

* copyright holder.

* Author:

* Jason Monroe Martin <[hidden email]>

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Jason Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

I am about finished with a Vala port of the NetRexx runtime.

Main Rexx.vala passes 439 assertions of all the 240 some individual returns in the library.

Still need assertions for Parse, Util, Words, etc..

I am still undecided about giving 64 bit signed/unsigned integers their own methods.

My main question is the GNU Lesser General Public License I used.

Being that it as a port and does not use Java in any form,

I am legally required to use or include the ICU?

Example file below:

/*
* rexxnode.vala
*
* A GObject based port of the NetRexx <http://www.netrexx.org/> runtime
* library by Mike Cowlishaw, RexxLA <http://rexxla.org/> and others.
*
* Copyright (C) 2015 Jason Monroe Martin
*
* This library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
* by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
* See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.";
*
* Author:
* Jason Monroe Martin <[hidden email]>
*/

/**
* This class defines a Rexx stem node.
* It is used to provide a reference to a Rexx object.
*/
public sealed class RexxNode : Object {

/* ----- Properties ----- */

/**
* The data item owned by this node.
*/
public Rexx leaf;

/**
* The data item when the node was constructed.
*/
public Rexx initleaf;

/* ----- Constructors ----- */

/**
* Make a Rexx node
*/
public RexxNode(Rexx argleaf) {
base();
leaf = argleaf;
initleaf = argleaf;
return;
}
}

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Mike Cowlishaw

Re: License question about port?

Hi,

Does this look ok. ICU is a little confusing.

Yes .. all licences are confusing, it seems :-(

I understand that Copyright (c) 1995-2015 International B.... applies to the owner of who created the actual license, right?

The copyright notice applies to the authorship of the following text (code, in this case) so I think something like:

(dates appropriate to the code) would do it.

But do I have the right to reformat it to fit 80 characters? After all, it is copyrighted.

(Re-)formatting does not affect copyright. Copyright just acknowledges the author(s) of the ode, not how it is presented. (For example, reprinting a book in a different font does not make it a 'new work'.)

Mike

/*

* rexxnode.vala

*

* A GObject based port of the NetRexx <http://www.netrexx.org/> runtime

* library by Mike Cowlishaw, RexxLA <http://rexxla.org/> and others.

*

* ICU License - ICU 1.8.1 and later

*

* COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION NOTICE

*

* Copyright (c) 1995-2015 International Business Machines Corporation and others

*

* All rights reserved.

*

* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a

* copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),

* to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation

* the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell

* copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is

* furnished to do so, provided that the above copyright notice(s) and this

* permission notice appear in all copies of the Software and that both the

* above copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in supporting

* documentation.

*

* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR

* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,

* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.

* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR HOLDERS INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE

* BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,

* OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,

* WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION,

* ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

*

* Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder shall not

* be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other

* dealings in this Software without prior written authorization of the

* copyright holder.

*

* Copyright (C) 2015 Jason Monroe Martin

*

* Author:

* Jason Monroe Martin <[hidden email]>

*/

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Jason Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

I am about finished with a Vala port of the NetRexx runtime.

Main Rexx.vala passes 439 assertions of all the 240 some individual returns in the library.

Still need assertions for Parse, Util, Words, etc..

I am still undecided about giving 64 bit signed/unsigned integers their own methods.

My main question is the GNU Lesser General Public License I used.

Being that it as a port and does not use Java in any form,

I am legally required to use or include the ICU?

Example file below:

/*

* rexxnode.vala

*

* A GObject based port of the NetRexx <http://www.netrexx.org/> runtime

* library by Mike Cowlishaw, RexxLA <http://rexxla.org/> and others.

*

* Copyright (C) 2015 Jason Monroe Martin

*

* This library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it

* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published

* by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or

* (at your option) any later version.

*

* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but

* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

* See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

*

* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License

* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.";

*

* Author:

* Jason Monroe Martin <[hidden email]>

*/

/**

* This class defines a Rexx stem node.

* It is used to provide a reference to a Rexx object.

*/

public sealed class RexxNode : Object {

/* ----- Properties ----- */

/**

* The data item owned by this node.

*/

public Rexx leaf;

/**

* The data item when the node was constructed.

*/

public Rexx initleaf;

/* ----- Constructors ----- */

/**

* Make a Rexx node

*/

public RexxNode(Rexx argleaf) {

base();

leaf = argleaf;

initleaf = argleaf;

return;

}

}

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Jason Martin

Re: License question about port?

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I just used the ISC license template from OpenBSD.

Not as confusing for me and as free as you can get.

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Jason Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

I am about finished with a Vala port of the NetRexx runtime.

Main Rexx.vala passes 439 assertions of all the 240 some individual returns in the library.

Still need assertions for Parse, Util, Words, etc..

I am still undecided about giving 64 bit signed/unsigned integers their own methods.

My main question is the GNU Lesser General Public License I used.

Being that it as a port and does not use Java in any form,

I am legally required to use or include the ICU?

Example file below:

/*
* rexxnode.vala
*
* A GObject based port of the NetRexx <http://www.netrexx.org/> runtime
* library by Mike Cowlishaw, RexxLA <http://rexxla.org/> and others.
*
* Copyright (C) 2015 Jason Monroe Martin
*
* This library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
* by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
* See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.";
*
* Author:
* Jason Monroe Martin <[hidden email]>
*/

/**
* This class defines a Rexx stem node.
* It is used to provide a reference to a Rexx object.
*/
public sealed class RexxNode : Object {

/* ----- Properties ----- */

/**
* The data item owned by this node.
*/
public Rexx leaf;

/**
* The data item when the node was constructed.
*/
public Rexx initleaf;

/* ----- Constructors ----- */

/**
* Make a Rexx node
*/
public RexxNode(Rexx argleaf) {
base();
leaf = argleaf;
initleaf = argleaf;
return;
}
}

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