[news.eclipse.technology.dltk] Re: Eclipse and JRuby licensing

[Chris Aniszczyk <zx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Louis Rose wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Please forgive the off-topic post...
>
> I'm a committer on Epsilon, part of the GMT project. We're contemplating 
> developing some new plug-ins using JRuby. We were wondering if anyone 
> working on the DLTK project knows about the licensing issues surrounding 
> JRuby, and releasing plug-ins through Eclipse that contain JRuby code.
>
> Specifically, what is the IP process for JRuby code? How do we manage 
> the dependency on JRuby? Do we need to bundle JRuby as part of our 
> feature, or should we depend on the DLTK project?
>
> Many thanks for any ideas you may have.

Ideally, I think you should speak with the Eclipse Foundation's legal 
staff. The other option is to ask for advice of the Eclipse Architecture 
Council (EAC). You can open a bug against the EAC seeking advice.

http://wiki.eclipse.org/Architecture_Council

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Cheers,

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