Comments on: Zmanim Project http://www.kosherjava.com A weblog about Zmanim, Kosher Coffee (Kosher Java) and other odds & ends Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:11:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jerry Eizen http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/comment-page-1/#comment-65746 Jerry Eizen Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://64.6.239.189/?page_id=2#comment-65746 Moshe, Can you please contact me about the same item? We would like to get a Luach that has the Zmanim and "Davening Info" on it. Thanks.... Jerry ffjerry AT gmail . c o m Moshe,

Can you please contact me about the same item?

We would like to get a Luach that has the Zmanim and “Davening Info” on it.

Thanks….
Jerry
ffjerry AT gmail . c o m

]]> By: KosherJava http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/comment-page-1/#comment-65490 KosherJava Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://64.6.239.189/?page_id=2#comment-65490 Shaul, Thanks for contacting me. Are you using the API to generate these zmanim? Have a look at the <a href="/maps/zmanim.html?lat=45.5127&lng=-73.62057&zoom=17" rel="nofollow">Zmanim Map for Montreal</a> where you will see accurate zmanim. If you are using the API, please share your code with me via the <a href="/contact/" rel="nofollow">contact page</a> so that I can try to help you debug it. Shaul,
Thanks for contacting me. Are you using the API to generate these zmanim? Have a look at the Zmanim Map for Montreal where you will see accurate zmanim. If you are using the API, please share your code with me via the contact page so that I can try to help you debug it.

]]> By: shaul http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/comment-page-1/#comment-65486 shaul Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://64.6.239.189/?page_id=2#comment-65486 Montreal canada why its says dawn 00:46? And all the zmanim are too early? Montreal canada why its says dawn 00:46? And all the zmanim are too early?

]]> By: KosherJava » KosherJava Zmanim API Released Under the LGPL License http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/comment-page-1/#comment-54343 KosherJava » KosherJava Zmanim API Released Under the LGPL License Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://64.6.239.189/?page_id=2#comment-54343 [...] Zmanim Project [...] [...] Zmanim Project [...]

]]> By: Moshe http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/comment-page-1/#comment-53029 Moshe Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://64.6.239.189/?page_id=2#comment-53029 Hey Jack, I don't know if you have anything yet, but feel free to contact me. I may know of something. ;-) Hey Jack, I don’t know if you have anything yet, but feel free to contact me. I may know of something.

;-)

]]> By: KosherJava http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/comment-page-1/#comment-39326 KosherJava Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://64.6.239.189/?page_id=2#comment-39326 Any updates? Any updates?

]]> By: Bahaltener http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/comment-page-1/#comment-37132 Bahaltener Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://64.6.239.189/?page_id=2#comment-37132 A sheynem dank! I'll start porting KosherJava API to C++ sometime soon I hope. A sheynem dank!

I’ll start porting KosherJava API to C++ sometime soon I hope.

]]> By: KosherJava http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/comment-page-1/#comment-37107 KosherJava Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://64.6.239.189/?page_id=2#comment-37107 Sorry for the delay in responding. There are two reasons that the code was released under the GPL and not the LGPL. The first one is that the oldest calculation engine used by the API, the <a href="/zmanim/docs/api/net/sourceforge/zmanim/util/ZmanimCalculator.html" rel="nofollow">ZmanimCalculator class</a>, my modification of Ken Bloom's code was released by him under the GPL. At this point, since I have another class, the <a href="/zmanim/docs/api/net/sourceforge/zmanim/util/SunTimesCalculator.html" rel="nofollow">SunTimesCalculator</a> that returns the identical output and is not restricted to the GPL, this is no longer an issue, as long as this class is not included. The second one is that ideally, I would like people to release the entire app source, and thus the GPL, but I have as the code owner made some exceptions and in a few cases released the API to some developers under a non-transferable LGPL license. I would certainly allow the release of the C++ port to be released under the LGPL, and will consider a license change to the LGPL for the Java API in the future. Sorry for the delay in responding. There are two reasons that the code was released under the GPL and not the LGPL. The first one is that the oldest calculation engine used by the API, the ZmanimCalculator class, my modification of Ken Bloom’s code was released by him under the GPL. At this point, since I have another class, the SunTimesCalculator that returns the identical output and is not restricted to the GPL, this is no longer an issue, as long as this class is not included. The second one is that ideally, I would like people to release the entire app source, and thus the GPL, but I have as the code owner made some exceptions and in a few cases released the API to some developers under a non-transferable LGPL license. I would certainly allow the release of the C++ port to be released under the LGPL, and will consider a license change to the LGPL for the Java API in the future.

]]> By: Bahaltener http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/comment-page-1/#comment-37106 Bahaltener Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://64.6.239.189/?page_id=2#comment-37106 Any thoughts on licensing? Any thoughts on licensing?

]]> By: Bahaltener http://www.kosherjava.com/zmanim-project/comment-page-1/#comment-36929 Bahaltener Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://64.6.239.189/?page_id=2#comment-36929 On a side note. Why did you use GPL specifically for your API? Since it is a library, would it be better to release it under LGPL or other more permissive license? For example, let's say there is a port of KosherJava to other language. I assume, since the original is under GPL (2 or higher) the port will be also under GPL2(+). GPL library can only be used in GPL (or compatible) licensed code I believe. Therefore not only closed source projects, but even open source ones which use GPL incompatible licenses (let's say MPL, CDDL, EPL, etc.) will not be able to be linked with the library. (That's why in general, libraries are released under more permissive licenses, like LGPL, FreeBSD, X11 etc.). On a side note. Why did you use GPL specifically for your API? Since it is a library, would it be better to release it under LGPL or other more permissive license?

For example, let’s say there is a port of KosherJava to other language. I assume, since the original is under GPL (2 or higher) the port will be also under GPL2(+). GPL library can only be used in GPL (or compatible) licensed code I believe. Therefore not only closed source projects, but even open source ones which use GPL incompatible licenses (let’s say MPL, CDDL, EPL, etc.) will not be able to be linked with the library. (That’s why in general, libraries are released under more permissive licenses, like LGPL, FreeBSD, X11 etc.).

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