Re: License issues of "libcolt-java"
On Sat, Dec 06, 2014 at 05:50:00PM +0100, Martin Steghöfer wrote:
> Martin Steghöfer wrote:
> >2. Ripping out the hep.aida.* code from Colt - which Tim's patch
> >started to do. A way to complete this might be to make Colt work
> >with FreeHep [4].
>
> I've looked into this and have to say that replacing the
> "hep.aida.*" code by FreeHep would change Colt's public interfaces.
> This means that we'd also have to patch up all downstream libraries,
> which is probably not desirable.
Hmmmm, that's a pity.
> >I just tried to contact some original authors using mail addresses
> >I found on the web, but the sources are ancient :-(. Let's see, if
> >there is still somebody reading those mails. At least so far the
> >mails haven't bounced.
> >
> >I've also tried to contact the person that imported the JAIDA code
> >into the FreeHep SVN. He should be in possession of the
> >relicensing (otherwise he couldn't have done the import), maybe he
> >can share it with us, to see if it is general enough to apply to
> >our problem. If it is, this might be all we need...
>
> No response from anyone. I can try to get a follow-up with Tony
> Johnson. At least he responded the first time to Andreas' mail.
Perhaps it helps going this route ...
Many thanks for your investigation into this
Amdreas.
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