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Re: [ANN] Sarissa XML-JavaScript library version 0.9b3released

• To: "Klotz, Leigh" <Leigh.Klotz@p...>
• Subject: Re: [ANN] Sarissa XML-JavaScript library version 0.9b3released
• From: "Emmanuil Batsis (Manos)" <mbatsis@n...>
• Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 02:06:14 +0300
• Cc: xml-dev <xml-dev@l...>
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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@n...] 
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 1:18 AM
> To: Klotz, Leigh
> Cc: 'XML Dev'
> Subject: Re:  [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@n...] 
>>Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:20 AM
>>To: XML Dev
>>Subject:  [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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