[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: Is my RCP app compliant with the Eclipse

["Philippe Ombredanne" <pombredanne@xxxxxxxx>]

First IANAL, and TINLA. :-)
Now that being said: read the license.
It is quite liberal and close to the Mozillla MPL in spirit.

"Arnaud" <no@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 1) I use several eclipse plugins, but one isn't intended to be part of
> the RCP platform : org.eclipse.ui.ide. I have understood it is more a
> technical limitation (many dependencies on internal classes) than a
> strict limitation. Am I right ?
This does not matter license wise, as the RCP and the rest are under the
same license.

> 2) This piece of code is derived from Eclipse's RenameResourceAction...
If it is derived copied/pasted, then it is derived.
Derived measn derivative work and has a meaning license wise.

> Am I allowed to write such code ?
Yes. Sure. As long as you respect the license.

>Do I need to put a copyright of
> Eclipse on that class (or deliver it under open source license) or is
> the code considered "general purpose" enough ?
Yes. Eclipse copyright. You copied it right?
and need to redistribute the source for those files you derived from Eclipse
AFAIK.
Read the license.

> 3) Last point : I use Eclipse icons till now. But am I allowed to use
> them in a commercial application ? I can find to ways I use these icons
> : in their original context (global actions for example) and sometimes
> out of their original context (a custom wizard will use another Eclipse
> wizard icon for example).
The icons are under the EPL/CPL license also. No difference with the code.

The key pont generally is whether or not you have modified the original
Eclipse stuff.
If yes, then most likely you will have to redistribute the source of your
mods.
If no, then you are fine, as long as your respect the copyright and
attaributions notices.

Check also http://eclipse.org/legal/main.html
Or ask a lawyer.

:-)