Working out some code to release under the apache license. At the end of the license it shows you what to include in yoru files to indicate the copyright and licensing info. However, some software released under this license (e.g. testng) only includes a copy of the license and the source code has no copyright statements. Does it matt...
Now that Java is OpenSource do their respective licenses enable or encumber a merge? ie: Are the licenses of the Apache Commons and OpenJDK licenses compatible enough to codebases into say OpenJDK 8? RE-DIRECT: Having taken onboard Cowan's response I have created two threads, one for each license, to explore how to achieve s...
I would like to start a project using the GPLv3 license; utilising existing GPLv2 code and Apache License, Version 2.0 code. Please keep answers here specific to Apache License, Version 2.0 licensed code transitioning into a piece of GPLv3 licensed code. Thanks. What are the encumberances in changing a piece of Apache License, Version ...
Hello all i like to use some Java libs that have Apache Software License 2.0 i do not want to modify them at all just use them . this is commercial application . do i need to open source my application ? what are the restrictions with this license is it like LGPL ? Thanks p.s I did read the Apache Software License PAQ , but it was ...
Say I am working on some application in my free time, with non-commercial purposes. Surfing around I find some sources from some developer that has created a parser for the type of data I am also working on. But his parser is way better than mine. I would like to copy it into my project, and modify it to suit my needs. It is licensed u...
Consider a Java library "A", which is available under GPL v2, and under a proprietary commercial license. My company has licensed library A under its commercial license, and I've developed an extension to it, which we'd like to release (to github or whatever). However, we want the extension to be usable by all users of library A, inclu...
I would like to redistribute a compiled version of Yahoo! UI Library: YUI Compressor for .Net (http://yuicompressor.codeplex.com), that according to the web site is licensed under MS-Pl (http://yuicompressor.codeplex.com/license). The project I work in is release under the terms of Apache Software Foundation License 2.0. According to th...
So I've written a vertical market application that has interest from a large corporation. Hurrah! What kind of software license should I use? In particular: Currently I own the company that wrote the software. I don't want to devalue the worth of the company by "giving the software away". The software is a mix of a Web site and Wind...
I need to redistribute my software with jetty-6.1.19.zip from Jetty site. Am I allowed to remove from this zip all unnecessary cruft (docs, samples, etc.) and than redistribute such a modified package ? Software is a proprietary based. ...
Hi there, I am looking for a simple Java library (having a friendly license; Apache2, MIT, BSD) that I could use for parsing http RESTful requests. I will be taking care of representing the resources but I don't want to reinvent the mapping and the URI transformations, if possible?! I need a simple support for parsing routes, such as: ...
I want to write a file management system that rely on the SVN. Can I take it for free in the commercial use. or I need release some codes or I need to pay for the license? (My project is a closed source project) ...
Is it okay to include other open-source packages in my own software package? In particular, I want to distribute my software (using Apache 2.0 license), and I would like to include another package, which uses the same license (my software compiles and links against it). Also, I am using two boost libraries. Can I just include them in m...
I am planning to apply a license to my thesis project and reading section 9 of the Apache License 2.0 got me thinking: While redistributing the Work or Derivative Works thereof, You may choose to offer, and charge a fee for, acceptance of support, warranty, indemnity, or other liability obligations and/or rights consistent with this...
I was noticed that using Open source is dangerous, because some Open Source could be allowed only for Open Source projects. So my project is "For sell" and I'm scared using it... Can someone tell me : Can I use NPOI in my commerce project ? And maybe someone can clear my fears of using open source libraries and open source at all... T...
Hi all, I've read through "Apache License, Version 2.0" but my interpretation was in slightly different to an answer given in a related question so was hoping for some clarification. Supposing I created an application that linked to a library that was licensed under the license in question, my interpretation for doing what's required i...
Hi, I have developed an application that I would like to release as an open source project. In addition to my own code, I am using the following libraries: Log4Net - Apache 2.0 License NHibernate - LGPL NVelocity - Apache 2.0 License StructureMap - Apache 2.0 License ASP.NET MVC - MS-PL? I'm quite happy for people to do what they...
I have an open source project, licensed under the Apache license 2.0. In the appendix of this document, Apache explains how to apply the license to your code. Among other things, it says to include the year in each source file. When creating a new file, I put in the current year. But when should I update the year? Never? When I change...
Software project (P) uses a library (L) that is licensed under Apache-2.0. AFAIU, according to the License text, binary builds of (P) that includes build-time embedding of L (in this case, run-time-linking is impractical, border-line impossible), needs to include the ASL-2 license text in verbatim. In my eyes, that seems unnecessarily ...
What I mean is that it's open source in that the source is viewable, modifiable, and redistributable by anyone, but changes do not have to be contributed back (as is the case with GPL)? I've heard the traditional software licenses are problematic for web applications as well. I believe I want the web equivalent of the Apache license, bu...
I am considering starting an open source project which relies on two libraries, one of which is under the Apache License Version 2.0 and the other under Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL). I'm not terribly familiar with these two licenses. I don't see any reason why both couldn't be distributed together (in source or binary form) along wi...