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[jira] [Created] (LEGAL-107) Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution
License (EDL)
Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution License (EDL)
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Key: LEGAL-107
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-107
Project: Legal Discuss
Issue Type: Question
Reporter: Thomas Fox
The DB Torque project would like to include the jgit library (http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/) in its distribution.
Jgit is distributed under the Eclipse Distribution License - v 1.0 (EDL). The license is described as new-style BSD license.
License terms can be found here:
http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
Is this license considered similar in terms to the Apache License 2.0 (as in http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html) ?
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[jira] [Assigned] (LEGAL-107) Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution
License (EDL)
Posted by "Robert Burrell Donkin (Assigned) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
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Robert Burrell Donkin reassigned LEGAL-107:
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Assignee: Robert Burrell Donkin
> Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution License (EDL)
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>
> Key: LEGAL-107
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-107
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Thomas Fox
> Assignee: Robert Burrell Donkin
>
> The DB Torque project would like to include the jgit library (http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/) in its distribution.
> Jgit is distributed under the Eclipse Distribution License - v 1.0 (EDL). The license is described as new-style BSD license.
> License terms can be found here:
> http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
> Is this license considered similar in terms to the Apache License 2.0 (as in http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html) ?
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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-107) Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution
License (EDL)
Posted by "Craig L Russell (Commented) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
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Craig L Russell commented on LEGAL-107:
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I agree with Robert that this should be treated as category A (compatible with Apache license 2.0).
> Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution License (EDL)
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> Key: LEGAL-107
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-107
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Thomas Fox
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> The DB Torque project would like to include the jgit library (http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/) in its distribution.
> Jgit is distributed under the Eclipse Distribution License - v 1.0 (EDL). The license is described as new-style BSD license.
> License terms can be found here:
> http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
> Is this license considered similar in terms to the Apache License 2.0 (as in http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html) ?
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[jira] [Resolved] (LEGAL-107) Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution
License (EDL)
Posted by "Robert Burrell Donkin (Resolved) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
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Robert Burrell Donkin resolved LEGAL-107.
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Resolution: Fixed
Added EDL 1.0 to Category-A http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a
> Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution License (EDL)
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> Key: LEGAL-107
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-107
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Thomas Fox
> Assignee: Robert Burrell Donkin
>
> The DB Torque project would like to include the jgit library (http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/) in its distribution.
> Jgit is distributed under the Eclipse Distribution License - v 1.0 (EDL). The license is described as new-style BSD license.
> License terms can be found here:
> http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
> Is this license considered similar in terms to the Apache License 2.0 (as in http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html) ?
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[jira] [Closed] (LEGAL-107) Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution
License (EDL)
Posted by "Robert Burrell Donkin (Closed) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
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Robert Burrell Donkin closed LEGAL-107.
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http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html updated to include EDL 1.0
> Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution License (EDL)
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> Key: LEGAL-107
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-107
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Thomas Fox
> Assignee: Robert Burrell Donkin
>
> The DB Torque project would like to include the jgit library (http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/) in its distribution.
> Jgit is distributed under the Eclipse Distribution License - v 1.0 (EDL). The license is described as new-style BSD license.
> License terms can be found here:
> http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
> Is this license considered similar in terms to the Apache License 2.0 (as in http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html) ?
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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-107) Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution
License (EDL)
Posted by "Thomas Fox (Commented) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
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Thomas Fox commented on LEGAL-107:
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Thanks for looking into this.
Thomas
> Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution License (EDL)
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> Key: LEGAL-107
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-107
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Thomas Fox
> Assignee: Robert Burrell Donkin
>
> The DB Torque project would like to include the jgit library (http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/) in its distribution.
> Jgit is distributed under the Eclipse Distribution License - v 1.0 (EDL). The license is described as new-style BSD license.
> License terms can be found here:
> http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
> Is this license considered similar in terms to the Apache License 2.0 (as in http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html) ?
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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-107) Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution
License (EDL)
Posted by "Robert Burrell Donkin (Commented) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
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Robert Burrell Donkin commented on LEGAL-107:
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My reading is that this licensing has been derived from BSD-3-Clause by simple parameter substitution.
I recommend assigning this to category A (similar to AL2.0)[2]
Robert
[1] http://www.opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
[2] http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a
> Usage of the Eclipse Ditsribution License (EDL)
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> Key: LEGAL-107
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-107
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Thomas Fox
>
> The DB Torque project would like to include the jgit library (http://www.eclipse.org/jgit/) in its distribution.
> Jgit is distributed under the Eclipse Distribution License - v 1.0 (EDL). The license is described as new-style BSD license.
> License terms can be found here:
> http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
> Is this license considered similar in terms to the Apache License 2.0 (as in http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html) ?
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