Plugin EPSG HSQL ---------------- Module Maintainer: Martin IP Review Jody Garnett, July 9th, 2006 This module presents something interesting, the LICENSE.txt contains both the standard GeoTools header information in addition a (C) 2001-2004, The HSQL Development Group and a disclaimer to be maintained with the source code. More alarmingly the text of the HSQL Developerment Group asks us to include their disclaimer with "in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution". As a library I am hard pressed to pass on this constraint to applications that make use of our software. Please note I cannot find this notice on *any* code header in contained in this module, perhaps it is in reference to the jdbc driver jar itself that is required for the module to be of use? [Martin note: I confirm that the HSQL license applies to the "hsqldb.jar" file bundled with our binary distribution only. There is no HSQL derived work in Java source code in this module.] Secondly this module includes data generated from the EPSG access database, would like to see the details of distribution (and redistribution) documented somewhere please. Immidiate Action: - include their disclaimer in our Developers Guide - include snapshot of developers guide with each release (as our only formal documentation) Questions: - I cannot what software the disclaimer is used for [Martin answer: the "hsqldb.jar" file only - no impact on any source code provided in this module] - Requiring disclaimers in software that uses our library would be an unacceptable annoyance [Martin answer: it would actually apply only to users of "gt2-epsg-hsql.jar" plugin] - we could drop hsql or make downloading the jar a seperate option as with arcsde/db2 etc... IP: - LICENSE.TXT updated to (C) 2005-2006, GeoTools Project Managment Committee (PMC) - LICENSE.TXT contains disclaimer with annoying restrictions on use QA: - readme.txt added describing installation needs [Martin answer: removed the information, because they were target for module maintainer, not for users. Added a note for user explaining that they don't need to take any particular action for installing this module.] org.geotools.referencing.factory.epsg ------------------------------------- IP: - headers updated to (C) 2005-2006, GeoTools Project Managment Committee (PMC) - contains a copy of the epsg data base tweaked for hibernate, need to check redistribution policy. QA: - package.html added to allow a link to provided HSQL.html instructions org.geotools.referencing.factory.epsg (test) - headers updated to (C) 2005-2006, GeoTools Project Managment Committee (PMC) - references to (C) 2005, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - headers updated