[INFORM] Nacos cluster management implementation rejected in Apache SkyWalking

[wu-sheng]

Hi Nacos team

I am sorry for both of these

1. Reject a PR for supporting nacos as an optional cluster management implementation. [Rejected by License Issue]add cluster nacos support apache/skywalking#2422 by @litian33
2. Submit an issue to discuss this.

I need your confirmation about, does Nacos really depend on GPL license libs? I have tried to leave messages in gitter, but no response, also twitter has no update for nearly 2 years.

So I think this is maybe the only choice. Because the Chinese channel, like wechat, is not an option for Apache project, which can't be archived in public.

If the GPL dependency exist, then my suggestion in PR is right, this implementation needs to be hosted out of Apache repo. Otherwise, you maybe could clear the dependency.

Anyway, this is just an informing action and discussion. If you think this is unnecessary, feel free to close this.

Sorry again.

[nkorange]

I just read the discussion under apache/incubator-skywalking#2422. nacos-client does depends on some libraries with GPL licenses. How can we solve this problem so Apache Skywalking can accept this PR?

[wu-sheng]

I just read the discussion under apache/skywalking#2422. nacos-client does depends on some libraries with GPL licenses. How can we solve this problem so Apache Skywalking can accept this PR?

I think Apache requires all dependencies are in Catalog A. In some cases, Catalog B is acceptable in binary, which is nacos client case(SkyWalking doesn't host Nacos and Nacos dependencies) source codes).

[wu-sheng]

This means all GPL/LGPL dependencies must be removed permanently.

[xuechaos]

@wu-sheng Thank you, We have scanned the GPL of Nacos before, but have relaxed the restrictions on LGPL 2.1. Apache has requirements for LGPL, and we will fix this problem as soon as possible, and Thanks again.

[wu-sheng]

Status update, Nacos cluster management has landed in Apache SkyWalking. apache/skywalking#2640

[nkorange]

Status update, Nacos cluster management has landed in Apache SkyWalking. apache/skywalking#2640

It's a very good news. Thanks a ton for your work and the contribution as well.

[wu-sheng]

@IanCao made that happens, I am just a reviewer :)