Re: [aopalliance-discuss] AOP License

[Alvin Y. <al...@ic...>]

Thanks so much for the almost immediate responses (more than one!). Maybe
Legal don't like things that simple and straightforward. The problem is I
still need more information to answer their questions.

Thanks once again and again.

Alvin

On 5/19/07, Bob Lee <cra...@cr...> wrote:
>
> "Public domain" basically means it's about as free as it can get. Plus,
> there's not any real code--just APIs.
>
> IANAL.
>
> Bob
>
> On 5/18/07, Alvin Yong <al...@ic...> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Developers of AOP Alliance,
> >
> > We are recently challenged by our client's legal department and
> > sincerely need your help to clarify some questions. The background is that
> > we used Spring Framework in our development and consequentially involved the
> > aopalliance.jar in their core for our development of a critical
> > application for financial institutes. There are a few questions they urge us
> > to response.
> >
> >    1. Who is the author, IP owner, of the embedded aopalliance.jar in
> >    used by Spring Framework?
> >
> >    2. Does the stated arrangement at aopalliance.sourceforge.net, " *
> >    LICENCE*: all the source code provided by AOP Alliance is *Public
> >    Domain*", is applicable to that aopalliance.jar and meaning that
> >    we can deploy the module legally free of charge in our development?
> >
> >
> >    3. Is there any legal issue right now associated with the use of
> >    aopalliance.jar?
> >
> >
> > I hope you understand we, the developers, just want to work and kind of
> > dummy to react on issue like this. Please give us a hand at your earliest
> > convenience.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Alvin Yong
> > ICO Limited
> >
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