[News.eclipse.foundation] Re: The FAQ aren't clear for me on this : incl

[Edoardo Comar <ecomar@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Lee

your interpretation of my post

> If I'm correct about your question, it is a question like "Can I take a
> Program licensed under the EPL, modify it, compile it, and commercially
> license the result?"

is not exactly what I meant. I was essentially asking if you can
take "code snippets" (lines/methods/classes) of an EPL program,
possibly modfy them to suit your program, and use them in you own 
commercially licensed, distributed in object code form only, without 
having to distribute your sources (the ones where you have made use of 
some code coming from an EPL-licensed program).

Edoardo


Lee Anne wrote:
> NOte: I am not a lawyer. I cannot give legal advice. (I have to put that 
> up front here).
>
> FAQ #24 of the eplfaq says that if your question isn't answered there, 
> to contact license@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> I think that your question is:
> "If I modify Eclipse code and compile the modified code, can I use the 
> resulting object code in a commercial program redistributed in object 
> form only?"
>
> (If I'm incorrect, please clarify further).
>
> The eplfaq has question #15 that says "Can I take a Program licensed 
> under the EPL, compile it without modification, and commercially license 
> the result?"
>
> If I'm correct about your question, it is a question like "Can I take a 
> Program licensed under the EPL, modify it, compile it, and commercially 
> license the result?"
>
> Sincerely,
> Lee Anne
>
>
> Edoardo Comar wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > ** I am not expecting legal advice here **
> > Just an opinion please.
> >
> > Even after reading
> >
> > http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
> > http://www.eclipse.org/legal/legalfaq.php
> > http://www.eclipse.org/legal/eplfaq.php
> >
> > I wasn't able to clarify whether snippets of Eclipse/EPL code can be 
> > used/modified in a commercial program redistributed in object from only.
> >
> > The FAQ only say that *if* source is redistributed, then the source 
> > that originated from EPL sources must be licensed under EPL.
> >
> > But if one chooses not to redistribute source ?
> >
> > thanks
> > Edoardo