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[jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-138) Can the extjs javascript library be
used? If so, in what capacity?
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-138?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13396532#comment-13396532 ]
Priyank Rastogi commented on LEGAL-138:
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Based on the current license, and also keeping in mind the history of licensing changes at extjs, I would avoid using it for an apache project. I would rather check for alternatives, like jquery.
> Can the extjs javascript library be used? If so, in what capacity?
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> Key: LEGAL-138
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-138
> Project: Legal Discuss
> Issue Type: Question
> Reporter: Dan Haywood
>
> Background:
> In Apache Isis (incubating), we would like to develop a new software component that uses ExtJS [1], a Javascript library that provides a rich set of UI widgets and so forth.
> This new component that we wish to write is intended for end-users of our software, and so might be considered to be a standalone application (something akin to how a web browser is standalone). In time, it may become more flexible and provide its own API to allow developers to write extensions to it (again, analogous to a web browser).
> Question
> The ExtJS library itself (the widgets and so forth) are licensed under GPLv3, obviously not compatible with ASLv2. HOWEVER, the authors of ExtJS have provided two exceptions [2], [3], the intention being that derivative applications and development use can be licensed under ASLv2.
> Are these license exceptions sufficient for Apache?
> If so, is there any guidance as to whether we may bundle in a copy of ExtJS, or should only reference it from CDN servers? If the latter, are there any CDN servers that should be used?
> Thanks
> Dan
> Apache Isis
> [1] http://www.sencha.com/products/extjs
> [2] http://www.sencha.com/legal/open-source-faq/open-source-license-exception-for-development/
> [3] http://www.sencha.com/legal/open-source-faq/open-source-license-exception-for-applications/
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