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Sat, Mar 11 2006
21:24:27
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Request created by guest
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Subject: JavaWPS - Java WLAN Positioning System
Das "Java WLAN Positioning System" - abgekürzt 'JavaWPS' - ermöglicht es jedem
Besitzer eines normalen Laptops oder Pocket-PCs seine Position zu bestimmen.
Eine Verbindung zum Internet muss nur bestehen, wenn WLAN-Senderstandorte (sog.
'WLAN-Access Points') herunter geladen werden. Zusätzliche Access Points können
lokal oder über einen zentralen Webserver (www.placelab.org) ergänzt werden.
Homepage: http://webgis.hsr.ch/javawps/
The "Java WLAN Positioning system" - for short 'JavaWPS ' - makes possible to
determine it each owner of a normal laptop or pocket PC its position. A connection
to the internet must exist only while downloading access points. Additional
access points can be added locally or over a common web server (www.placelab.org).
Homepage: http://webgis.hsr.ch/javawps/ |
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Mon, Mar 20 2006
23:22:55
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Taken by jan
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Mon, Mar 20 2006
23:48:14
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Mail sent by jan
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Thanks for the hint.
However, the homepage neither offers source code for download
nor do I find a license for the tool.
The zip file seems to contain a license for the data, but
not for the software.
So, unfortunately, JavaWPS does not qualify as Free Software.
Was it intended to be Free Software?
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Tue, Mar 21 2006
07:33:20
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"'Jan-Oliver Wagner via RT'" <rt@intevation.de>
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RE: [bug #4166] (freegis) JavaWPS - Java WLAN Positioning System
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The GPL license for the software is declared in the homepage and integrated
in the software itself (in menu Help > About GPL) as recommended by GPL.
The source code is available by request. I'm not aware that free and open
source software does qualify as free only if it has a direct and anonymous
download link for source code. => Are you?
Regards
-- Stefan Keller
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan-Oliver Wagner via RT [mailto:rt@intevation.de]
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 11:48 PM
> To: sfkeller@hsr.ch
> Subject: [bug #4166] (freegis) JavaWPS - Java WLAN Positioning System
>
> Thanks for the hint.
>
> However, the homepage neither offers source code for download
> nor do I find a license for the tool.
> The zip file seems to contain a license for the data, but
> not for the software.
>
> So, unfortunately, JavaWPS does not qualify as Free Software.
> Was it intended to be Free Software?
>
>
> -------------------------------------------- Managed by Request Tracker
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Tue, Mar 28 2006
13:42:08
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Mail sent by jan
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> The GPL license for the software is declared in the homepage and integrated
> in the software itself (in menu Help > About GPL) as recommended by GPL.
the homepage does not contain the string "gpl". Nor "liz"(enz) or
"lic"(ence).
It is also generally recommended to place a file "COPYING" into the
distributed archive.
> The source code is available by request. I'm not aware that free and open
> source software does qualify as free only if it has a direct and anonymous
> download link for source code. => Are you?
Right, you do not have to give the source code away with the binary.
HOWEVER:
1. For GPLed software you MUST give a written offer that you will
send the source code upon request for the next 3 years together
with the binary. See the license text and www.fsf.org.
2. Without source code I can not check whether it is Free Software.
I herewith request to receive the source code.
Note that I will place it onto our ftp server and link it from
freegis.org - this is because many FreeGIS users are interested
in the source code and are confused if not directly accessible.
3. Keeping back source code one way or another will not allow you
to take full advantage of the viable Free Software concept.
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