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[technology-pmc] Open Source Adapter for Closed Source Software
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Dear Technology PMC,
I've included the thread below for context
and reference. To summarize:
A contributor wants to contribute an
OSLC adapter for a close source product with has APIs that need to be called
(MagicDraw http://www.nomagic.com/products/magicdraw.html).
This adapter is a Web application (a set of Servlets that are built
and packaged into a WAR).
We are requesting a "works with
dependency" since all other software components in the Lyo project's
repository can work without this.
Note, this particular contributor has
a number of these types of adapters and is looking to share them with the
Eclipse Lyo community. The company they represent considered other
places to contribute (GitHub) but felt Eclipse Lyo was the right place
and we believe it is too. We just need the right 3rd party dependency
understanding in place for these.
Thanks in advance,
Steve Speicher
IBM Rational Software
OSLC - Lifecycle integration inspired by the web -> http://open-services.net
----- Forwarded by Steve
K Speicher/Raleigh/IBM on 07/08/2014 09:39 AM -----
From:
"Sharon Corbett"
<sharon.corbett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
Steve K Speicher/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS
Cc:
Samuel Padgett/Durham/IBM@IBMUS
Date:
07/07/2014 03:59 PM
Subject:
RE: Open Source
Adapter for Closed Source Software
Hi Guys; Apologies its been a crazy
time and some much needed vacation was taken last week.
It appears you have been able to make a
determination concerning the dependency type that applies. As PMC
has to provide their agreement, I'd suggest you go ahead and raise the
request on the Technology PMC Mailing List.
Hopefully they will engage quickly in light
of your timeline.
Sharon
From:
Samuel Padgett/Durham/IBM
To: "Sharon
Corbett" <sharon.corbett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Steve K
Speicher/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS
Date: 06/30/2014
10:45 AM
Subject: RE:
Open Source Adapter for Closed Source Software
Sharon,
The Lyo project as a whole and its libraries can be used without this dependency.
The specific adapter being contributed cannot be used without the dependency.
I'd probably call this a works with dependency since you can use Lyo without
it and we're not redistributing it.
The project a whole has three parts:
(1) An SDK to help people develop OSLC implementations
(2) A testsuite to test implementations
(3) Sample and adapters that implement OSLC
Axel's contribution falls into bucket (3). (In fact, none of the Lyo release
downloads to this point contain any samples or adapters from 3.)
--
Samuel Padgett | IBM Rational | spadgett@xxxxxxxxxx
Eclipse Lyo: Enabling tool integration with OSLC
| From:
| "Sharon
Corbett" <sharon.corbett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
|
| To:
| Samuel
Padgett/Durham/IBM@IBMUS
|
| Cc:
| Steve
K Speicher/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS
|
| Date:
| 06/26/2014
03:18 PM
|
| Subject:
| RE:
Open Source Adapter for Closed Source Software |
Greetings;
We will actually need you to help us understand which type of dependency
actually applies here. The Eclipse Third Party Dependency Policy
[1] should help you make that determination.
With the type of dependency determined, we will be able to provide more
input.
Thanks,
Sharon
[1] https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Eclipse_Policy_and_Procedure_for_3rd_Party_Dependencies_Final.pdf
From: Samuel Padgett [mailto:spadgett@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: June-11-14 5:33 PM
To: Sharon Corbett
Cc: Steve K Speicher
Subject: Open Source Adapter for Closed Source Software
Sharon,
We've received a contribution to the Eclipse Lyo project that is an open
source adapter for a closed source product, MagicDraw:
http://www.nomagic.com/products/magicdraw.html
The adapter takes the MagicDraw data and exposes it using the OSLC standard.
The adapter itself is entirely open source, but would need to make calls
to the MagicDraw API and thus has a dependency on their libraries. We have
no plans to redistribute the MagicDraw libraries, but would require that
MagicDraw be installed on the user's system.
Is it possible to accept something like this in Lyo? Is this considered
a workswith dependency?
--
Samuel Padgett | IBM Rational | spadgett@xxxxxxxxxx
Eclipse Lyo: Enabling tool integration with OSLC
