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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-529) Can modern javadoc be distributable
in Apache artifacts or served from Apache project sites?
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-529?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=17176549#comment-17176549 ]
Roman Shaposhnik commented on LEGAL-529:
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I'll open by observing that applying CPE to the JavaScript strikes me as nonsensical to begin with (for more on why CPE in and of itself is a bit of a nonsense these days see LEGAL-488 LEGAL-497 and most importantly [https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb90043e7aa7296e0d090b424b6e56ee360ce6eb0c094d9ee034a1a9%40%3Clegal-discuss.apache.org%3E])
Now, back to the comments made by Roy in that thread – I feel that any circumstances where said file is treated as an executable should be OK for us to distribute off of ASF properties (including javadoc jar). However, if it appears in a source release – that's where the line gets crossed.
> Can modern javadoc be distributable in Apache artifacts or served from Apache project sites?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: LEGAL-529
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-529
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: David Jencks
> Priority: Major
>
> Since java 9 a modern style of javadoc has been available that uses a search functionality instead of frames. I believe in recent java releases this is the only choice; it's certainly the default. The search works through the inclusion of a javascript file, search.js, with the following header:
> ```
> /*
> * Copyright (c) 2015, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
> * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
> *
> * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
> * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
> * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this
> * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
> * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
> *
> * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
> * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
> * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
> * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
> * accompanied this code).
> *
> * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
> * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
> * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
> *
> * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
> * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
> * questions.
> */
> ```
>
> I'll note that as far as I can tell, no LICENSE file is included in the generated javadoc.
>
> Some other javascript from jQuery is also used, but that is MIT licensed.
>
> For a normal java or javascript project (there might be some way to construct a project where the following is not the case, but I can't imagine what it is) this search.js file is not part of the source, the build, or any convenience binaries related to running the project's code; it's only part of generated documentation. It will only be executed in a user's browser while viewing javadoc.
>
> Can javadoc including this file be made available as a release artifact? (For instance as part of a maven-built javadoc jar)
>
> Can javadoc including this file be included in a project website served from Apache with an apache url?
>
> If the answers to the above are "no" are there any conceptual problems with writing and using a MIT or AL2 licensed replacement, possibly hosted outside Apache?
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