Re: [rt-pmc] GPL+CE Policy, and Jetty's use of it

[Jesse McConnell <jesse.mcconnell@xxxxxxxxx>]

\o/  Thank you Mike et al!

jesse
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jesse mcconnell
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On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Mike Milinkovich
<mike.milinkovich@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jesse, Greg,
>
> Thank you for your patience. The Board has now approved the policy below,
> and Jetty can move forward with releasing its HTTP/2 ALPN support.
>
> Please let us know if you have any questions.
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>
> Policy on the Use of GPL+Classpath Exception by Eclipse Projects
>
> Preamble
>
> The GNU General Public License version 2, plus Classpath Exception
> (GPL+CE)[1]  is a widely used license in the Java ecosystem. This policy
> outlines how an Eclipse project may request approval to use or distribute a
> GPL+CE-licensed library, and the steps they will have to make use of it.
>
> [1] http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html
>
> This policy relies upon and uses the terms from the Guidelines for the
> Review of Third Party Dependencies[2], and the Eclipse Due Diligence
> Process[3].
>
> [2]
> https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Eclipse_Policy_and_Procedure_for_3rd_Party_Dependencies_Final.pdf
> [3] http://www.eclipse.org/legal/EclipseLegalProcessPoster.pdf
>
> Policy
>
> 1. Distribution of any GPL+CE-licensed prerequisites by an Eclipse project
> will require super-majority approval by the Eclipse Foundation Board of
> Directors. Use of a GPL+CE-licensed library as a works-with dependency will
> require approval by the EMO.
>
> 2. Do not create any derivative work from the GPL+CE-licensed code outside
> of the GPL+CE licensed component. Where possible and reasonable, it is
> recommended that changes made to the GPL+CE licensed component be offered
> back upstream to the original source of development. If you have any
> questions or concerns, please contact license@xxxxxxxxxxx.
>
> 3. Many open source projects do not provide binaries for their
> GPL+CE-licensed code. If the Eclipse project builds the executable form of
> the code from source, it must provide all source and build scripts such that
> a third party may attempt to re-build the distributed binary.
>
>
> If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please contact
> license@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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