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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-178) Location of LICENSE/NOTICE files in
binary release artifacts
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-178?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13768681#comment-13768681 ]
Craig L Russell commented on LEGAL-178:
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I can't comment on Windows packaging, but I'll throw in my .02 on Java.
IMHO, for binary artifacts of the .jar persuasion, the LICENSE and NOTICE files belong in the META-INF directory. That's where I expect most Java folks will look for them. And there are many projects that already do exactly that.
> Location of LICENSE/NOTICE files in binary release artifacts
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> Key: LEGAL-178
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-178
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: ant elder
>
> Over at the Incubator a question has come up over where the LICENSE and NOTICE files should be located in binary release artifacts. I can't find any precise or accurate documentation on this so could that be defined here?
> The web page http://apache.org/legal/src-headers.html#notice says:
> "Every Apache distribution should include a NOTICE file in the top directory, along with the standard LICENSE file."
> However things like Java .jar artifacts don't do that and instead have them located in the /META-INF directory. Related to that, what about things like Windows .msi or .exe insaller packages which don't have a "top directory"?
> I vaguely remember this question coming up before but i can't find anything in the archives now, FWIR the answer then was it was ok for the LICENSE/NOTICE to be located where ever was most appropriate and expected for the environment and binary artifact type.
> Any comments?
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