Re: [DotGNU]<Webservices> Jabber license, is it an issue ?

[David Sugar]

The fundimental problem is that Jabber uses a "JOSS" (Jabber Open Source 
License), which, if I recall correctly, is a variation on the MPL. 
Jabber is itself a transport service, so the license issues are a bit 
different; for example, one would not link to jabber code directly, but 
use it to network transport information in XML format.  However, this 
implies one creates a brand new gpl implimentation of at least a client 
interface library.

My own personal view is that JOSS is a barrier to wider implimentation 
and adoption of Jabber, and as such probably does not serve their best 
interests in the long term.

David

Gopal.V wrote:

> Hi Everybody,
>         In the discussions about , Jabber for webservices , we may have 
> encountered
> a licensing problem. Arun mentioned that Jabber was not GPL compliant in 
> licensing. Unfortunately I am not able to comment on the actual fact , I'll 
> leave that to the experts. If this is a hurdle , we may need either a substitute
> or a better option (P2P would be nice:-).