Re: SyncML

From: Alan Cox <alan_at_lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 23:14:21 +0000 (GMT)

> library/client/server/engine? The reference toolkit released by the SyncML
> Initiative appears to be licensed (http://www.syncml.org/php/licence.php3)
> under a BSD style license. If this sort of license is unacceptable, I have

I had a dig. Its under a BSD license because you have to license patents
to implement syncml and do so under as yet undecided terms.

> found two projects that aim to create a LGPL'd SyncML library: libsyncml
> (http://sourceforge.net/projects/libsyncml/) and SyncML SDK
> (http://sourceforge.net/projects/syncmlsdk/). The former is implemented in C++
> only and claims to be pre-alpha while the latter has not relased anything and
> appears to have very little activity. Anyone have any recommendations?

If you are in the US syncml appears to be a non option. Starfish are bound
to be looking for $10K+ as a "reasonable non discriminatory" license, if not
require per unit payments.

Alan
Received on Wed Jan 02 2002 - 15:03:55 EST

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