[Freeswitch-users] Posibility to build a module for chan dongle

Tue Jan 3 20:43:43 MSK 2012

The reason MPL is incompatible with GPL is because the GPL is designed to
keep free software free by making it mandatory for its code and code
combined with it to fall under its license.

MPL only requires changes to be shared with the author of the code they are
working with.  MPL has no restriction on distribution or trying to keep the
resulting work free.

We keep our code free because we want to and do not use the GPL to enforce
it.  We intend for our software to be made into products and we put enough
work into the project that we feel those who benefit from our software will
come back and contribute to our community which is much stronger and able
to maintain the code than any private entity and anyone who can't see that
probably cannot be convinced otherwise.

There is a severe lack of education about open source licenses.  Its very
political and most of the people fighting about it don't even actually
understand the details.  I'm not accusing anyone on this thread of not
understanding but it's important to realize that a large number of people
who even use the GPL just default to it assuming its the only choice for
open source and that it actually means open source.  GPL tries very hard to
underscore that FREE means FREE as in liberty and not FREE as in "no cost".

I choose not to license my software under GPL but that does not mean I do
not completely understand its intent or appreciate anything that has come
from its existence.

Anyway, We can't use GPL code. We can't release any of FS as GPL or it
would break some of the other licenses, but you can ask the author of the
GPL code to make it LGPL which is compat since it allows linking without
contamination.

You can also read the other code to see how it works and make your own
implementation.

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Rob Hutton <justlikeef at gmail.com> wrote:

> **
>
> I'm not going to start a holy war on the list, nor spread fud, but:
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> http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.1.html
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> http://mpl.mozilla.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/MPL-RC1-typography.html
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> In section 3.3 of MPL 1.1 and section 3.7 of MPL 2, "Larger Works" are
> defined as "means a work which combines Covered Code or portions thereof
> with code not governed by the terms of this License", and other licenses
> are specifially allowed under these provisions under the MPL.
>
>
> The problem is with including MPL code in works licensed under GNU
> licence, as covered http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html, and as
> long as you are including MPL2 code and have any of the GNU2 series
> license, you are OK that way, also.
>
>
> From Wikipedia:
>
> The MPL is GPL-incompatible because the GPL module cannot be legally
> linked with an MPL module. However, versions of the MPL such as MPL 1.1
> have a provision that allows part of a program to offer the GNU GPL as an
> alternative choice, thereby allowing part of the program to have a
> GPL-compatible license.
>
>
>
> That doesn't mean that the project can't accept code, it means that that
> the project managers don't want to, for whatever reason, and that is
> completely up to them. But sending someone off with the misconception that
> it is not allowed by license is just going to lead to future problems for
> someone.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rob
>
>
> On Tuesday 03 January 2012 11:07:17 Giovanni Maruzzelli wrote:
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> > Rob,
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> >
>
> > no, you're wrong.
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> >
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> > You cannot include GPLd code in FreeSWITCH.
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> >
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> > That has been clarified multiple times in the mailing list too.
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> >
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> > Please do not spread wrong info, that can lead to people wasting their
> time.
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> >
>
> > -giovanni
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> >
>
> > On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Rob Hutton <justlikeef at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > While MPL is not compatible with GPLd code, I don't think that GPLd
> code is
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> > > compatible with MPL, as MPL is slightly more restrictive. In fact,
> there are
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> > > GPL2 projects included now in the form of automaticly built external
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> > > libraries...
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> > >
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> > >
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> > > On Tuesday 03 January 2012 10:25:59 Steve Underwood wrote:
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> > >
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> > >> Hi,
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> > >
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> > >>
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> > >
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> > >> Whilst you can use the code from chan_dongle privately, for your down
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> > >
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> > >> purposes, with Freeswitch, it cannot be distributed with Freeswitch.
> The
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> > >
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> > >> licence for chan_dongle is GPL v2. This is incompatible with
> Freeswitch.
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> > >
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> > >>
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> > >
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> > >> Steve
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> > >
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> > >>
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> > >
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> > >> On 01/03/2012 11:03 PM, Josue Diaz Cruz wrote:
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> > >
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> > >> > I was thinking if it could be possible to build a module like the
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> > >
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> > >> > asterisk chan dongle. Uses the huawey USB GMS/UTMS modem to place
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> > >
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> > >> > calls throught GSM networks
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> > >
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> > >> > I can build an asterisk server for this, but i am working
> continously
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> > >
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> > >> > with freeswitch and i have not too much knowledge of c/c++. I enjoy
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> > >
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> > >> > really work with freeswitch. I think that make this module could be
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> > >
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> > >> > nice to use it in a low cost sip to GSM gateway. We can use it to
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> > >
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> > >> > develop pbx systems with gsm, or trunking.
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> > >
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> > >> > Perhaps there is other module better than this made in freeswitch
> and
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> > >
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> > >> > i am asking an stupid thing. What i like from this chan dongle is
> that
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> > >
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> > >> > it is not needed to use any sound card or other device for this.
> Just
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> > >
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> > >> > only as a module cause the huawey have the voice mode activable.
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> > >
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> > >> > The web page for the chan is this:
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> > >
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> > >> > http://wiki.e1550.mobi/doku.php?id=installation
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> > >
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> > >> > It is open source. so we can use the sources without any issue.
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> > >
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> > >> > Sorry me if the information is not really exaustive or if i maid
> many
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> > >
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> > >> > mistakes not knowing completely the posibilities with other modules
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> > >
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> > >> > that can do this job.
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> > >> > By the way, sorry me for my english. It is not really good.
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> > >> > *
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> > >> > Josue Diaz Cruz
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> > >> > Departamento Tecnico y Soporte
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> > >> > /jdiaz at coinfru.com/ <mailto:jdiaz at coinfru.com>
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> > >> >
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> > >> > C/ Balsicas 3
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> > >> > Alquerias | 30580 | Murcia
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> > >> > www.coinfru.com <http://www.coinfru.com/>
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> > >> > //
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> > >> > *
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