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[dsdp-tm-dev] RE: dstore changes from IBM team
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Hi Dave,
I'm not sure what you mean by single-server model. In
general, I consider all
the dstore stuff as sheperded by IBM, so it's you folks who
need to decide
if and when you accept such changes.
From the IP/Legal point of view, we'll need a Patch from
them on Bugzilla.
If it's a plain EPL contribution, review can likely be
pretty fast.
I'd not promise them anything though without understanding
what they really
want. In general, I'd prefer the frameworks to foster a
single, simple way of
doing things. Being too generic bears the risks of bugs, so
there needs to
be some real benefit in the things they want to
do.
I'd suggest that they file an enhancement request on
bugzilla as soon as
possible, and clearly describe what they want to do. Then
we can discuss
the requested changes before they start
coding.
Regarding your other question, yes: all openRSE code is
under EPL and
the EPL does allow anybody to take the code, modify and
redistribute as
they want. Their only obligations in this case are that
they
(a) include the modified source code with their
disctribution
(b) license the modified source code under the
EPL.
If, on the other hand, they take EPL code and do not modify
it but just
add their own stuff (modules) to it, they do not need to
distribute the
source and do not need to make their own stuff
available under the EPL.
That's the good thing of the EPL and difference to GPL:
Under the EPL,
a combined work of EPL-sources and other sources does not
need to
be EPL as a whole. Whereas the GPL is viral in nature, so
it requires
any combined work including GPL to be GPL as a
whole.
If there are any more questions, don't hesitate to ask or
consult the
available:
As a disclaimer, I must also say that I'm personally not a
lawyer, so
what I have written is my understanding of the EPL and the
FAQ. For
a final word, the distributors might want to look at the
EPL themselves
and/or consult with a lawyer.
Cheers,
--
Martin Oberhuber, Senior Member of Technical
Staff, Wind River
Target Management Project
Lead, DSDP PMC Member
Hi Martin,
A product team in IBM has evolved the old IBM RSE
dstore code to support a single-server model. They now appear to want to
use Open RSE's dstore for their server but still want their single-server
model to be used. So they want to be able to take their modifications
and put them into the dstore code for TM (I'm assuming they'll be able to make
it modular such that single-server as well as multi-server modes will work).
Do you think they're getting this into RSE by the M6 point will be a
problem (i.e. with all the legalities that may be involved)?
They also asked whether they can get the
current Open RSE code, modify it and ship it to customers for now. Is that
permitted?
Thanks,
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David McKnight
Phone: 905-413-3902 , T/L: 969-3902
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dmcknigh@xxxxxxxxxx
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