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[jira] [Commented] (HTTPCORE-321) httpcore.jar LICENSE.txt does not
note JCIP-Annotations license info
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCORE-321?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13494880#comment-13494880 ]
Oleg Kalnichevski commented on HTTPCORE-321:
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All binary HC artifacts contain a NOTICE.txt file that clearly states that
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This project contains annotations derived from JCIP-ANNOTATIONS
Copyright (c) 2005 Brian Goetz and Tim Peierls.
See http://www.jcip.net and the Creative Commons Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)
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I am not a legal expert by any stretch of imagination but given the nature of derived work this looks adequate to me. I am not sure we are supposed to tamper with the LICENSE.txt containing standard ASLv2 licence.
Oleg
> httpcore.jar LICENSE.txt does not note JCIP-Annotations license info
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: HTTPCORE-321
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCORE-321
> Project: HttpComponents HttpCore
> Issue Type: Bug
> Affects Versions: 4.2.1, 4.2.2
> Reporter: Kevan Miller
>
> Reviewing the license information for httpcore-4.2.1.jar raised a few issues that I thought should be raised.
> The LICENSE.txt file for the HTTP Components 4.2.1 release contains:
> "This project contains annotations derived from JCIP-ANNOTATIONS
> Copyright (c) 2005 Brian Goetz and Tim Peierls.
> See http://www.jcip.net and the Creative Commons Attribution License
> (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)"
> Presumably, this covers the four files contained within org/apache/http/annotation/. I also assume that the above is intended to convey that these files are CC-A licensed. If this is correct, IMO, the LICENSE.txt should be explicit about what files are CC-A licensed and should be explicit that the files are CC-A licensed.
> The LICENSE.txt contained within the httpcore-4.2.1.jar does not contain the above license information. Since httpcore contains the org/apache/http/annotation classes, consumers of the httpcore jar may be misled as to the licensing of the contents of the jar.
> IMO, LICENSE.txt for httpcore should be updated with the JCIP-Annotations licensing information. I'd also think that the licensing information should be more explicit (documenting what files are CC-A licensed and clearly state that the files are CC-A licensed).
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