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Clarify legal usage of Category B (eg MPL) libraries

relevant for many critical libs

If allowed, upstream patches where possible and use binaries

Binary builds of libraries can be shipped with binary release of AOO.
Source code of libraries can remain on an Apache server but (like ext_sources of old OOo.)
BUT

• source code of libraries is not shipped in a source release of AOO
• instead it can be downloaded and built during bootstrap, but only when developer uses a configure option that is off by default

Clarify usage of GNU cp, GNU patch, GNU tar

Used during the build process

Native CP

Searching the mailing list archive reveals that GNU cp is a prerequisite for the FreeBSD's port.

No problem regarding IP clearance - see ooo-dev post. It is only used during the build.

Some work was done to mitigate the issue on BSD. In the long-run we should avoid its usage.

pfg, orw

List of files where it seems that the copyright owner is not Oracle
but the license probably is compatible with the ASL - http://ooo-wiki.apache.org/wiki/ApacheMigration/Permissive

NOTICE file

clarify status of these files
See wiki – ApacheMigration

List of files where it seems that the copyright owner is not Oracle
but the license probably is not compatible with the ASL - http://ooo-wiki.apache.org/wiki/ApacheMigration/GPL

libegg removed. autoconf stuff is OK'd by legal.

clarify status of these files
See wiki ApacheMigration

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Regexp

Required for all searches in Writer/Calc/Impress/Help

ICU regexp

A heavily modified LGPL regexp library was replaced by ICU regexp

HDU

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dmake

Used during the build.

Use as an external package until we replace it with system gmake.

moving outside trunk SVN directory. Thus, everything under trunk can be our source release

main/dmake

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translations

Essential for localization

None

Are these included in SGA?
They are now part of the SGA, see oracle-sga-2-txt

1

Clarify usage of boost

Used all over the place especially for smart pointers, extensive use in module canvas

clarify if license can be used under Apache
boost is widely used in the source code

Corresponding JIRA issue, found here, has been solved - Boost Software License Version 1.0 is now been classified as category A

boost_1-39_0.tar.gz

1

Clarify usage of Oracle Berkeley DB

Used in modules l10ntools, xmlhelp and desktop

l10ntools: removal of 'dead code' using Berkeley DB
xmlhelp: code using Berkeley DB is also more or less 'dead' and can be removed
desktop: replacement already available

Not usable in Apache due to license - corresponding JIRA issue, found here

db-4.7.25.NC-custom.tar.gz

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idlcpp

IDL Compiler

ucpp

Underlying and used code (lcc) has a problematic license. The used code will be replaced by a different preprocessor ucpp with an Apache compatible license (BSD). Related issue 118568.

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• idlc changed to use ucpp -

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• new module for ucpp created (md5 marked download file in ext_source patch for makefile build works) -

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• tested on Windows building udkapi and offapi -

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• testing on Linux building udkapi and offapi - open
• testing on MacOS building udkapi and offapi -

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ucpp

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dictionaries

Required for spell checking

None

Can we have dictionaries be installed by users as extensions?

Can some dictionaries be contributed by original authors under ALv2?

2

replace svg (LGPL) support

Used for the important Ooo3.4 feature: SVG support

parsing SVG directly and converting it to primitives

figure out the dependent office functionalities
Replacement for librsvg and cairo

three options:

1) Deactivate
2) Replace with Java renderer
3) Write our own SVG import in C++

librsvg-2.32.1.tar.gz

ALG

2

replace neon (LGPL)

Used for HTTP file access and WEBDAV support

serf (AL2)

it is more or less a MUST; related issue 118569.

replacement with serf in progress

neon-0.29.5.tar.gz

jsc

2

3rd party/external library cups

Used for integrating into the print system on Unix

Using the system provided cups functionality. // This should be off by default

CUPS headers are still required by configure. Is this OK?

cups-1.1.19.tar.gz

2

3rd party/external library lp_solve

Used by Calc's goal based linear-programming solver

CoinMP (EPL)

lp_solve_5.5.tar.gz

2

3rd party/external library openssl

Used for libcurl and as an eventual migration path of LGPL NSS

Already Apache approved?
an optional PKCS11 support needs a seperate review

openssl-0.9.8l.tar.gz

3

fix copyright/license statements in i18npool for the data files based on ICU.
There are missing/unclear copyright/license headers.

Used by line breaking
spell checking
word counting
word selection
etc.

Main part of these files are covered by Oracle's SGA - see oracle-sga-2-txt

Missing are the data files in folder i18npool/source/breakiterator/data/ which have IBM copyright header. These need to get proper license text.
As these are files are taken from ICU and are adapted to OOo needs, it is worse looking for new ones from ICU.

proper license information is now available in this folder

3

clarify status of library files used for tests

check license compatibility
and the need for the binaries

None

see wiki – ApacheMigration:

• VBasicEventListener
• connectivity

hdu

4

3rd party/external library mysql-connector

Used by Base for connecting to MySQL data bases

None

mysql-connector-cpp.zip

5

3rd party/external library epm

Used during the build process on Unix

Using the system provided packaging tools

epm is made as prerequisite and we have to use a version 3.7 with our patches. In the future we will analyze the packaging process and will change it to work with an unpatched system epm or we find an alternative.

epm-3.7.tar.gz

jsc

5

3rd party/external library glibc

getopt() and readdir_r() for Windows

Reimplementation

glibc-2.1.3-stub.tar.gz

5

3rd party/external library javamail

none as Java Mail is not used by mail merge

removing unnecessary strings and help content - issue 118572

javamail-1_3_1.zip

orw

5

3rd party/external library xpdf

Used by PDF import extension

Apache PDFBox or eventually native parsing of PDF

xpdf-3.02.tar.gz

6

3rd party/external library gentiumbasic-fonts

A useful set of high quality fonts for e.g. templates

None

gentium-basicfonts.1.10.zip
SIL OpenFont License

6

3rd party/external library liberation-fonts

A useful set of high quality fonts, mostly equivalent to those from MS.

Chrome OS has replacement fonts (Tinos, Arimo and Cousine) under OFL.

liberation-fonts-ttf-1.06.0.20100721.tar.gz

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3rd party/external library gettext

Used by GTK integration and testautomation

GTK: none
testautomation: rewrite without gettext

gettext-0.18.1.1.tar.gz

6

3rd party/external library glib

Used by GTK integration

Use system provided functionality

glib-2.28.1.tar.gz

6

3rd party/external library libwpd

Used for WordPerfect import/export

None

Default is that this filter is now disabled and removed but it can be built with a system available libwpd (0.8.x). It would be also possible to create an extension and provide it separately if anybody takes care of this.

libwpd-0.8.8.tar.gz

jsc

6

3rd party/external library swingEx

Used by scripting frameworks Javascript support library

None

swingExSrc.zip

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3rd party/external library
Core

Used by report builder extension

None

core.zip

8

3rd party/external library
flow-engine

Used by report builder extension

None

flow-engine.0.9.4.zip

8

3rd party/external library libxml

Used by report builder extension

None

libxml-1.1.7.zip

8

3rd party/external library
libbase

Used by report builder extension

None

libbase-1.1.6.zip

8

3rd party/external library
libfonts

Used by report builder extension

None

libfonts-1.1.6.zip

8

3rd party/external library
libformula

Used by report builder extension

None

libformula-1.1.7.zip

8

3rd party/external library
liblayout

Used by report builder extension

None

liblayout-0.2.10.zip

8

3rd party/external library
libloader

Used by report builder extension

None

libloader-1.1.6.zip

8

3rd party/external library
librepository

Used by report builder extension

None

librepository-1.1.6.zip

8

3rd party/external library
libserializer

Used by report builder extension

None

libserializer-1.1.6.zip

8

3rd party/external library
flute

Used by report builder extension

None

flute-1.1.6.zip

8

3rd party/external library
gdk-pixbuf

Used by AVMedia for Video playback

None

gdk-pixbuf-2.23.0.tar.gz

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3rd party/external library
Cppunit

Used for automated unit testing

cppunit-1.12.1.tar.gz

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External images
Crystal Icons, Oxygen and Tango Icons

Used by X11/unix: KDE and Gnome

Use existing icon set (for example Galaxy)

ooo_crystal_images-1.tar.gz

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xmerge/source/activesync/BIN/xmergesync.dll

Integration with Nokia WordProcessor
Writer2Latex
PocketPC Calc

clarify status of these file
see wiki – ApacheMigration

seamonkey-1.1.14.source.tar.gz

Used for providing NSS, LDAP, and address book integration
We already support alternative openldap.
Address book support uses Mozilla XPCOM to communicate with drivers and Mozilla libraries to access Thunderbird address book. Details
Can we upstream our patches?

hunspell-1.2.9.tar.gz

Used for spell checking

hyphen-2.7.1.tar.gz

Required for language specific hyphenations

nss-3.12.6-with-nspr-4.8.4.tar.gz

Used for loading and saving of signed and encrypted documents and the related certificate and key management
possible alternative: openssl
NSS key management is not replaceable without the user being required certificate and key management
figure out the dependent office functionalities
already known: xmlsecurity and AES encryption

silgraphite-2.3.1.tar.gz

Used for complex text layout of minority scripts

source-9.0.0.7-bj.zip (saxon)

Used for XML transformations from and to some file formats of minor importance
e.g. Tex
posssible alternative: Apache Xalan

stax-api-1.0-2-sources.jar (StAX)

Used along with Saxon but apparently only on older versions of Java
New StAX releases seem to be under AL2.

rhino1_7R3.zip

Used by scripting framework for JavaScript support.

bsh-2.0b1-src.tar.gz (BeanShell)

Used by scripting framework
BeanShell will be relicensed under AL2.