[Incubator] Motion: Recommend gvSIG for Incubation

[Miguel Montesinos]

Hello,

We have just linked our code to some .jars (Java libraries) made by
propietary companies (ojdbc14.jar from Oracle for instance), but don't
include them in the binaries to be downloaded to avoid license breaks,
because those libraries are not GPL compliant. We point the user to
manually download such libraries from external websites and give him
instructions for the setup. A link with an example of the information
about the Oracle Locator driver published in our website is included
below:
http://www.gvsig.gva.es/index.php?id=1655&L=2 

With ArcSDE we have the same intention (it's not published yet).

Regarding ESRI ArcIMS, we haven't used any external libraries, as it's a
server accessed through XML over HTTP (the same way that WMS or WFS
servers).

I don't know the exact design of DWG/DGN libraries. I do know that we
are not using openDWG (although it could be a good idea if the license
changed), and think that we have developed everything from scratch, but
I'll contact the CAD drivers development team to assure this.

Regards,

---------------------------------
Miguel Montesinos
Technical Manager
PRODEVELOP
C/ Conde Salvatierra, 34 - 10
46004 Valencia. Spain
e-mail: mmontesinos at prodevelop.es
http://www.prodevelop.es
Tlf: +34 963510612


> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: incubator-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:incubator-
> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] En nombre de Markus Neteler
> Enviado el: martes, 10 de julio de 2007 17:00
> Para: OSGeo-incubator
> Asunto: Re: [Incubator] Motion: Recommend gvSIG for Incubation
> 
> On 7/10/07, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com> wrote:
> ...
> > *   8. Please describe any relationships with commercial companies
or
> > products.*
> >
> > Recently, gvSIG has been adding support for commercial geospatial
web
> > services and databases, adding drivers for ArcIMS (ESRI) Map and
Feature
> > services, and support for Oracle Spatial databases and ArcSDE (ESRI)
> > will be coming soon. However, no direct contact or agreement exists
with
> > those companies.
> >
> > *   9. Which open source license(s) will the source code be released
> under?*
> >
> > gvSIG is released under GNU Public License (GPL).
> 
> Hi,
> 
> a curiosity: How does the coupling to proprietary software work given
that
> gvSIG is released under GPL? In GRASS, we had major troubles to link
to
> the openDWG library, it required an GPL exception for v.in.dwg.
> 
> Or are the APIs/libraries of ArcIMS, ArcSDE, Oracle Spatial compliant
to
> the GPL?
> 
> Best,
> Markus
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