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[jira] [Created] (LEGAL-126) Can code from a 3rd party be included
in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one which is
compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
Can code from a 3rd party be included in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one which is compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
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Key: LEGAL-126
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-126
Project: Legal Discuss
Issue Type: Question
Reporter: Gabe Resneck
I would like to add some code to the OODT project, however this code is heavily dependent upon the jQuery library (http://jquery.com/). JQuery is available under both the MIT and GPLv2 licenses (http://jquery.org/license/). While it would seem from documentation available to committers that the MIT license is compatible with the ASL (http://apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a), I have been advised that GPLv2 is not. Do both licenses have to satisfy the ASL, or does simply satisfying one of the two licenses (in this case, the MIT license) make the code acceptable to submit?
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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-126) Can code from a 3rd party be
included in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one
which is compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
Posted by "Sam Ruby (Commented) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
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Sam Ruby commented on LEGAL-126:
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Since JQuery is available under your choice of license, simply chose the one that best serves your purposes and ignore the other.
> Can code from a 3rd party be included in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one which is compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
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> Key: LEGAL-126
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-126
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Gabe Resneck
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> I would like to add some code to the OODT project, however this code is heavily dependent upon the jQuery library (http://jquery.com/). JQuery is available under both the MIT and GPLv2 licenses (http://jquery.org/license/). While it would seem from documentation available to committers that the MIT license is compatible with the ASL (http://apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a), I have been advised that GPLv2 is not. Do both licenses have to satisfy the ASL, or does simply satisfying one of the two licenses (in this case, the MIT license) make the code acceptable to submit?
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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-126) Can code from a 3rd party be
included in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one
which is compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
Posted by "Gabe Resneck (Commented) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-126?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13212817#comment-13212817 ]
Gabe Resneck commented on LEGAL-126:
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Thanks, everyone, for the clarification. Kevan, thanks for the link. I saw that when poking around for an answer. Unfortunately, understanding licenses is not my forte, so I thought it best to seek confirmation.
Thanks again!
> Can code from a 3rd party be included in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one which is compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: LEGAL-126
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-126
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Gabe Resneck
>
> I would like to add some code to the OODT project, however this code is heavily dependent upon the jQuery library (http://jquery.com/). JQuery is available under both the MIT and GPLv2 licenses (http://jquery.org/license/). While it would seem from documentation available to committers that the MIT license is compatible with the ASL (http://apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a), I have been advised that GPLv2 is not. Do both licenses have to satisfy the ASL, or does simply satisfying one of the two licenses (in this case, the MIT license) make the code acceptable to submit?
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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-126) Can code from a 3rd party be
included in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one
which is compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
Posted by "Chris A. Mattmann (Commented) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
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Chris A. Mattmann commented on LEGAL-126:
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Thanks Sam, this was my understanding too!
> Can code from a 3rd party be included in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one which is compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
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> Key: LEGAL-126
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-126
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Gabe Resneck
>
> I would like to add some code to the OODT project, however this code is heavily dependent upon the jQuery library (http://jquery.com/). JQuery is available under both the MIT and GPLv2 licenses (http://jquery.org/license/). While it would seem from documentation available to committers that the MIT license is compatible with the ASL (http://apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a), I have been advised that GPLv2 is not. Do both licenses have to satisfy the ASL, or does simply satisfying one of the two licenses (in this case, the MIT license) make the code acceptable to submit?
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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-126) Can code from a 3rd party be
included in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one
which is compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
Posted by "Kevan Miller (Commented) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
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Kevan Miller commented on LEGAL-126:
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Agree with all of the above...
For the record, this case is covered in the "previously asked questions" -- http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#mutually-exclusive
> Can code from a 3rd party be included in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one which is compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: LEGAL-126
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-126
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Gabe Resneck
>
> I would like to add some code to the OODT project, however this code is heavily dependent upon the jQuery library (http://jquery.com/). JQuery is available under both the MIT and GPLv2 licenses (http://jquery.org/license/). While it would seem from documentation available to committers that the MIT license is compatible with the ASL (http://apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a), I have been advised that GPLv2 is not. Do both licenses have to satisfy the ASL, or does simply satisfying one of the two licenses (in this case, the MIT license) make the code acceptable to submit?
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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-126) Can code from a 3rd party be
included in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one
which is compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
Posted by "Sebb (Commented) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
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Sebb commented on LEGAL-126:
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AIUI, the choice of license needs to be documented in the LICENSE file.
Also in the NOTICE file if the license conditions require an entry in the NOTICE file.
> Can code from a 3rd party be included in an Apache project when it is available under 2 licenses, one which is compatible with the ASL and one that is not?
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: LEGAL-126
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-126
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Gabe Resneck
>
> I would like to add some code to the OODT project, however this code is heavily dependent upon the jQuery library (http://jquery.com/). JQuery is available under both the MIT and GPLv2 licenses (http://jquery.org/license/). While it would seem from documentation available to committers that the MIT license is compatible with the ASL (http://apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a), I have been advised that GPLv2 is not. Do both licenses have to satisfy the ASL, or does simply satisfying one of the two licenses (in this case, the MIT license) make the code acceptable to submit?
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