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class=596152914-28092006>> <FONT color=#000000>Its a shame that I have to
change to another XML parser. =(</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=596152914-28092006>JDOM isn't an XML parser. See <A
href="http://jdom.org/docs/faq.html#a0010">http://jdom.org/docs/faq.html#a0010</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=596152914-28092006>While I doubt there's much interest (or need) in
changing the license, out of curiosity, what are the "minor issues" that the FSF
finds problematic?</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> jdom-interest-bounces@jdom.org
[mailto:jdom-interest-bounces@jdom.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Henttonen
Katja<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 28, 2006 8:11 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
jdom-interest@jdom.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [jdom-interest] Imcompatibility with
GPL<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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class=295405611-28092006>Hi!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=295405611-28092006>I tried to register
a new free software project at Savannah and learned hat JDOM is
not</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=295405611-28092006>compatible with GPL
and thus cannot be legally combined with </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=295405611-28092006>GPL'ed
libraries.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=295405611-28092006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=295405611-28092006>I have previously
heard several people claiming that, as JDOM uses a
permissive</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=295405611-28092006>BSD-style license,
it should be GPL-compatible. But I just found out that</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=295405611-28092006>this is not the
case.<BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=295405611-28092006>Has anyone
considered removing or changing the minor issues that make
JDOM incompatible</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=295405611-28092006>with GPL? Its a
shame that I have to change to another XML parser. =(</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=295405611-28092006>-Katja</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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