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[jira] [Created] (LEGAL-230) Is binary dependency on Xerial's
Snappy-Java library acceptable for ASF projects?
Joseph Witt created LEGAL-230:
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Summary: Is binary dependency on Xerial's Snappy-Java library acceptable for ASF projects?
Key: LEGAL-230
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-230
Project: Legal Discuss
Issue Type: Question
Reporter: Joseph Witt
Hello
Several ASF projects such as NiFi, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and apparently others have a direct or transitive dependency on Xerial's Snappy Java library.
That library can be found here:
https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java
It's license shows that it is ASLv2.
https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java/blob/develop/LICENSE
However, upon reviewing its NOTICE I find reference to it depending on a statically linked library used under the GNU Runtime Exception.
https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java/blob/develop/NOTICE
In reviewing the ASF Category-X guidance here:
http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-x
It appears that usage of libraries under the GNU special exceptions are not allowed.
Can someone please help guide whether usage of Xerial's Snappy Java is acceptable or not acceptable in Apache projects?
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