Declaration

With this declaration, the APE project, a Portable C++ Environment,
(http://www.voxilla.org/projects/projape.html>, formally and publicly
announces it's merger with the Common C++ project as currently hosted on
Source Forge.  With this declaration, the following is announced:

1. A new, combined GPL licensed project, retaining the name 'Common C++',
a portable application framework, has been formed.  This new project will
be licensed under the same terms and conditions as APE is today.

2. All existing Common C++ source files are now held in copyright of the
Open Source Telecomm Corporation (http://www.ostel.com) along with APE.

3. The new Common C++ project will retain and be developed from the
existing "1.2.3" release of APE.  APE will be expanded to include the
Common C++ persistence engine, math, and html libraries.  All work
related to future releases of APE will be derived from the new Common C++
APE code base and will also retain the Common C++ name in the future.

4. APE, renamed Common C++, will remain a true cross platform C++ class
framework and APE portability will be extended to all previous Common C++
classes.

5. The existing Common C++ SourceForge development and cvs areas will
be retained for use by the new combined project.  Common C++ is an openly
developed project and continues to welcome outside contributors.

In announcing this merger, we believe we can better serve the open source
community at large, and the C++ application development community
specifically.  In selecting to continue the Common C++ name going
forward, we believe we are better able to identify the project as a
general purpose C++ framework. 

All information related to this new project may be found by visiting
http://sourceforge.net/project/?group_id=1523.  Any questions may be
addressed to David Sugar <dyfet@ostel.com>.
