[TYPO3-ect] Future of different AJAX-libs?

[Elmar Hinz]

> like I said in the other mail... This is dangerous teritory for the both
> of us us since we are not lawyers...
> Can we finally conclude that the prototype library is allowed on TER,
> just as much as xajax?

According to my personal understanding of the MIT text we can't.
According to MIT's interpretation on that wiki we can. I guess that the
wiki is rather on the right side than me. :-)

Or have YOU written that wiki text before? ;-)

In the second case I am unsure if the GPL licence wouldn't require a
relicense of the prototype license to GPL. I am too lazy to read the
full GPL this evening.

> Can we also conclude that xajax is a good tool for it's perpose,
> and people that need a fat client can use prototype together with
> the eID method? Both to be found on TER.

I have never stated the contrary. I expect that peple can use the eiD
method with any ajax library. eiD is a kind of hook, libraries are
libraries.

> 
> People that need a thin client can use xajax or any other ajax
> extension (like JPSPAN).
> 
...

> Since we are ECT, we should not endless try to discuss this but make a
> decissions.

I don't think that there are decisions to make.


To officially promote prototype in addition to xajax that would require
a decision.

To officially promote prototype we would need:

1.) clearing of the warning of Peter Klein that prototype
    would manipulate the javascript core, so that it conflicts with
    usual third party javascript

2.)  an active maintainer of that extension (until it is part of the
     core)

3.) a tutorial for the usage within TYPO3 if possible with eiD example

4.) clearness about the license questions

5.) if possible a comparism with alternatives

6.) a decision of the members of ECT to support it


I think all this is in a realistic range, because maintaining a
prototype extension is less work than maintaning xajax like Michael
rightly observed.

Regards

Elmar