[jira] [Created] (LEGAL-529) Can modern javadoc be distributable in Apache artifacts or served from Apache project sites?

["David Jencks (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

David Jencks created LEGAL-529:
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             Summary: 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


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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