can I copy paste uima codes and use it in my proprietary application?

[swirl <lr...@gmail.com>]

Currently there are some issues in some uima 
and uimafit classes that I cannot use as is in 
my application.
If I copy and paste the source codes for these 
classes and use them in my application, does 
it violate uima and uimafit license? 

Re: can I copy paste uima codes and use it in my proprietary application?

[Richard Eckart de Castilho <re...@apache.org>]

On 28.03.2014, at 02:47, swirl <lr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Richard Eckart de Castilho <re...@...> writes:
> 
>> 
>> If you follow the rules of the Apache Software License, you can copy the 
> code.
>> 
>> Can you point out to us which issues exactly force you to copy code? 
> Possibly
>> we can up those on our priority lists.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
> Thanks, this being my first project, could explain what does it mean to 
> "follow the rules of the Apache Software License"?
> Pardon my ignorance....

Please read the text of the Apache Software License

  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

It gives detailed instructions of what you need to do. Pay particular
attention to sections 4) Redistribution and 6) Trademarks. If you have
you can word specific questions or doubts about the license, we can 
give further guidance.

You could also have a look at the way that the ASF advises us to deal
with the inclusion of third-party code in Apache products:

  https://www.apache.org/legal/3party.html

Also, there is a list of frequently asked legal questions here:

  http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html

HTH :)

Cheers,

-- Richard

Re: can I copy paste uima codes and use it in my proprietary application?

[swirl <lr...@gmail.com>]

Richard Eckart de Castilho <re...@...> writes:

> 
> If you follow the rules of the Apache Software License, you can copy the 
code.
> 
> Can you point out to us which issues exactly force you to copy code? 
Possibly
> we can up those on our priority lists.
> 
> Cheers,
> 


Thanks, this being my first project, could explain what does it mean to 
"follow the rules of the Apache Software License"?
Pardon my ignorance....

Re: can I copy paste uima codes and use it in my proprietary application?

[Richard Eckart de Castilho <re...@apache.org>]

If you follow the rules of the Apache Software License, you can copy the code.

Can you point out to us which issues exactly force you to copy code? Possibly
we can up those on our priority lists.

Cheers,

-- Richard

On 27.03.2014, at 10:11, swirl <lr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Currently there are some issues in some uima 
> and uimafit classes that I cannot use as is in 
> my application.
> If I copy and paste the source codes for these 
> classes and use them in my application, does 
> it violate uima and uimafit license?