[JDEV] Re: theoretic-smtp, Ransom License, Jabber and GPL incompatibility

[Adam Theo]

Yes, this is correct, and something I pointed out in my previous email. 
I have always enforced the notion that Jabber is *only* the protocol, 
like SMTP and HTTP. there is no codebase which is Jabber, only 
implimentations of Jabber. Confusing jabber with a particular codebase 
which can or can not be copyrighted and therefore be GPL'ed or otherwise 
is one of my pet peeves. Jabber is a open and free protocol, not any 
piece of code. This was a message more to the newbies on the list than 
the long-time choir.

Richard Stallman wrote:
>     Also, adam has been pushing to get jabber into DotGNU, 
>     project and I have not wanted to make a big deal about it, but
>     jabber is now an officially endorsed project.
> 
> Officially endorsed by whom, how?
> I think that DotGNU has endorsed use of the Jabber protocol,
> but I don't think that means endorsing any specific software.


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