[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-224) Can Apache projects use Doxygen-generated config files?

["Ryan Blue (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Ryan Blue commented on LEGAL-224:
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On the Doxygen issue, a developer confirmed that the Doxyfile isn't intended to be GPL. I've suggested that a clarification similar to what is used in autotools be added, which will hopefully clear this up.

> Can Apache projects use Doxygen-generated config files?
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>
>                 Key: LEGAL-224
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-224
>             Project: Legal Discuss
>          Issue Type: Task
>            Reporter: Ryan Blue
>
> Avro uses Doxygen to generate C# and C++ documentation. Doxygen is configured by [a "Doxyfile"|https://github.com/apache/avro/blob/trunk/lang/c++/Doxyfile] that appears to have been generated from [a GPL licensed doc within Doxygen|https://github.com/doxygen/doxygen/blob/master/src/config.xml] and then changed for the needs of the project. Can Avro use this Doxyfile, or should the project create a new Doxyfile with only the configuration options it needs and none of the comments from the configuration template?
> I should also note that while the source file has a GPL license header, the Doxyfile does not.
> Several other projects appear to use a similar Doxyfile, like [ORC|https://github.com/apache/orc/blob/master/c%2B%2B/Doxyfile] and [Celix|https://github.com/apache/celix/blob/master/Doxyfile.in].



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