The mit license is the oldest opensource license still in use and dates all the way. The modified bsd license is not bad, as lax permissive licenses go, though the apache 2. The javabeanstm activation framework is used by the javamailtm api to manage mime data. Contributor version means the combination of the original software, prior modifications used by a contributor if any, and the.
For an illustrative example of why you should not combine cddllicensed works with. What are the differences between ofl and apache license for. The apache netbeans source code was donated by oracle to the apache software foundation in 2016. This license is among the least restrictive license available, enabling developers to use jdom in creating new products without requiring them to release their own products as open source. Oracle acquired sun microsystems in 2010, and since that time oracles hardware and software engineers have worked sidebyside to build fully integrated systems and optimized solutions designed to achieve performance levels that are unmatched in the industry. The apache license is a permissive open source software license so you can release your modified version of the apachelicensed product under any license of your choice. The cddl license is considered by sun now oracle to be spl version 2. Common development and distribution license version 1. The majority of the netbeans ide code is available under a dual license consisting of the common development and distribution license cddl v1.
A very fast tutorial on open source licenses contact and coil. And if youre not making available a competing saas product as described in the exclusion, you can use 5. If you have feedback on this document, or any oss watch activity, please send it to. Mit license spot the differences due to the helpful visualizations at a glance category. We also recommend that a file or class name and description. Notice that the popular licenses featured on the home page gnu gplv3 and mit fall within this spectrum. How to pick an open source license part 2 in my last installment, i introduced a simple decision tree that could help you decide which if any of the many open source licenses you should use. Contributor means each individual or entity that creates or contributes to the creation of modifications. Spdx license list software package data exchange spdx. Apache jena publishes a range of modules beyond those included in the binary distributions code for all modules may be found in the source distribution. Sun just duallicensed it under the gpl v2 with classpath exception. Orientdb is licensed with apache 2 license and the development is driven by orientdb ltd and a worldwide open source community. Oracle and sun microsystems strategic acquisitions oracle.
However, it is risky to recommend use of the bsd license, even for special cases such as small programs, because confusion could easily occur and lead to use of the flawed original bsd license. Please note that, while this faq is intended to be accurate and helpful, it is not the license, and may not cover important issues that affect you and your specific situation. We use glassfish governance policy, which means we can only accept contributions under the terms of oca. Netbeans 6 duallicensed under gplv2, cddl slashdot. Apache license required that unmodified parts in derived works keep the license. Sept 28, 2017 introducing eclipse enterprise for java. Notice pursuant to section 9 of the common development and distribution license cddl the code released under the cddl shall be governed by the laws of the state of california excluding conflictoflaw provisions. And of course, our new release doesnt affect the licensing for apache kafka at all. The purpose of the spdx license list is to enable easy and efficient identification of such licenses and exceptions in an spdx document, in source files or elsewhere. Contributor version means the combination of the original software, prior modifications used by a contributor if any, and the modifications made by that particular contributor. During development servicemix can be ran immediately in a java vm without an application server. Make sure to read our pull request acceptance workflow.
Moving dependencies to asf approved licenses apache. By continuing to use this site you agree to our cookie policy. The text should be enclosed in the appropriate comment syntax for the file format. The x11 license and the modified bsd license are more or less equivalent. Common development and distribution license cddl version 1. Older apache netbeans releases and pre apache netbeans releases can still be downloaded, but are no longer supported. Lally singh writes interested in the new netbeans 6, but didnt trust suns already osiapproved cddl. To begin with, the apache license was created with computer software in mind, as a freeopen license that requires a softwares source code to be freely available. The following licenses are sorted by the number of conditions, from most gnu agplv3 to none unlicense. Files licensed under the cddl can be combined with files licensed under other licenses, whether open source or proprieta. However, if you want to recompile the sources you need to download the source package and have the. The apache software license was based in large part on bsd and mit style licenses.
It aims to answer the most common questions people have about using and distributing code under the mpl. The apache license is a permissive open source software license so you can release your modified version of the apache licensed product under any license. Whats the difference between glassfish and apache tomcat. Weve compiled a list of your top 10 questions about the gpl license in the last post. An open source java toolkit for amazon s3, apache commons cli, apache commons collections, apache commons crypto, apache commons io, apache hbase annotations, apache hbase client, apache hbase common, apache hbase exemplar for hbaseshadedclient archetype, apache hbase hadoop compatibility, apache hbase. While most aspects in the licensing are gone there still are some aspects which probably will never go away.
Tomcat is or was the ri for the servlet specification, and glassfish is the ri for the java ee standard which in. Apache daffodil is an effort undergoing incubation at the apache software foundation asf, sponsored by the incubator. The common development and distribution license cddl is a free and opensource software license, produced by sun microsystems, based on the mozilla public license mpl. Any litigation relating to this license shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the federal courts of the northern district of california and the state courts of the state of california, with venue lying in santa clara county, california. However, the cddl is compatible with both the apache and the bsd licenses. A very fast tutorial on open source licenses contact and. Gnu general public license, version 3 spdx short identifier. Gephi vs apache commons provides different general purpose functions like configuration, validation, collections, file upload or xml processing.
The software freedom law center provides practical advice for developers about including permissively licensed source. It is an opensource software licensed under the terms of the common development and distribution license cddl. Heres the second post in our open source software license faq series. Contributor means each individual or entity that creates or contributes to the creation of modifications 1. What are the real life implications for an apache 2 license. The approved licenses are the followingapache license 2. The apache software foundation and the free software foundation agree that the apache license 2. The keys file for verifying these releases can be obtained here. See the gnu lesser general public license for more details. However, they must follow the terms of the apache license which has strict rules, especially to redistribution. The spdx license list is a list of commonly found licenses and exceptions used in free and open source and other collaborative software or documentation. A permissive license whose main conditions require preservation of and license notices. David found a source download location that is cddl only.
Top 10 common development and distribution license cddl. These are far more common, and widely recognized in the free software community. Apache 2 software can therefore be included in gplv3 projects, because the gplv3 license accepts our software. The code released under the cddl shall be governed by the laws of the state of california excluding conflictoflaw provisions. To apply the apache license to your work, attach the following boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets replaced with your own identifying information. Keep your karmic license purity and mix in all the now compatible gpl code you want.
The common development and distribution license cddl and gnu public license v. Both were built by and subsequently opensourced by sun. Its a popular and widely deployed license backed by a. Local device agent, install it, and track the results. David found a source download location that is cddl. Apache projects may not distribute category x licensed components, be it in source or binary form. Various licenses and comments about them gnu project free. Common development and distribution license cddl cddl is an open source license published by sun microsystems to replace the sun public license spl. Apache openoffice free alternative for office productivity tools. If your project is currently using a dual licensing scheme involving the eclipse public license v1.
Jm specific call outs somewhere that the xsds, ents, etc are derived from other locations. If you create a product that uses apache tomcat software or provides additional functionality to that software then. Feb 23, 20 tldrlegal provides generally good summaries of licenses. This license is among the least restrictive license available, enabling developers to use jdom in creating new products without requiring them. If you want to use a lax permissive license for your project, please use the expat license for a small program and the apache 2. Openssl is covered by one of two licenses, depending on which release is involved. Apache avro, apache commons codec, apache commons logging, apache directory api asn. Its even possible to run servicemix out of a junit test or to run servicemix embedded in other applications. In some countries, users that download code with no license may infringe. The free software foundation considers the apache license, version 2. If youre looking for a reference table of every license on, see the appendix. An integration of servicemix into geronimo, jboss, tomcat or other servers is also possible.
Thereby, users have to provide unequivocal statements verifying that files have been modified. The apache license v2 an overview by rowan wilson is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. For current releases, please see the download page the keys file for verifying the release can be obtained here. Apache beam is an open source, unified programming model to define both batch and streaming dataparallel processing pipelines, as well as certain languagespecific sdks for constructing pipelines and runners. The common understanding while i was working on apache code a while back was that you could incorporate bsd, mit, and similar licensed libraries but you could not do the same for gpl based licenses. So far in our open source software license faq series, we have covered your top 10 questions about the gpl, the apache 2. Various licenses and comments about them gnu project. Both act as the reference implementation for various java standards.
Netscaler team working to issue with apache license. This projects goal is the hosting of very large tables billions of rows x millions of columns atop clusters of commodity hardware. Licensed works, modifications, and larger works may be distributed under different terms and without source code. Orientdb can run distributed multimaster, supports sql, acid transactions, fulltext indexing, reactive queries and has a small memory footprint. Jdom is available under an apache style open source license, with the acknowledgment clause removed. You should have received a copy of the gnu lesser general public license along with this library. That means you can choose which one of the two suits your needs better and use it under those terms. Since then many contributors have joined the project. Oct 08, 2015 so far in our open source software license faq series, we have covered your top 10 questions about the gpl, the apache 2. Asf 3rd party license policy apache software foundation. My biggest concern about the proliferation of reciprocal license such as the cddl is that we end up not with one commons of free software but multiple islands of it. Myfaces is under the apache license while the ri is under the cddl, for the user it does not really make a difference but for projects which stay on a pure bsdish approach this is a significant difference.
When referring to apache tomcat software, please use the full name of apache tomcat for at least the first reference on any web page, help file or similar. Contributor means each individual or entity that creates or. Files licensed under the cddl can be combined with files licensed under other licenses, whether open source or proprietary. As with the previous question on platforms, the component can be relied on if the components license terms do not affect the apache products licensing. Use it when you need random, realtime readwrite access to your big data. Couldnt find much of anything about the apache revision process for that matter.
Common development and distribution license wikipedia. In all cases, there is a file named license in the toplevel of the release. Individual modules may be obtained using a dependency manager which can talk to maven repositories, some modules are only available via maven. Please do not use this license agreement for your own software. Most gpl version 2 software is actually licensed as gpl version 2 or any later version, or. Common development and distribution license cddl 1. The complete guide to using the gpl license download free guide the apache license. Gephi main source code is distributed under the dual license cddl 1.
Apache 2 software can therefore be included in gplv3 projects, because the gplv3 license accepts our software into gplv3 works. The complete guideto using the gpl license download. Like the mpl, the cddl is a weak copyleft license inbetween gpl license and bsdmit. Those who have issued an apache license can freely run, modify and share software code. May 22, 2018 license is missing licenses for these cddl, epl, and the sun public licensed files, however cddl, epl and the sun public license are in category b and not allowed is source form in a release. Apache d for microsoft windows is available from a number of third party vendors. Glassfish is the open source java ee reference implementation. Contributor version means the combination of the original software, prior modifications used by a contributor if any, and the modifications made by that particular.
Download release notes license documentation features supported frameworks example apps config examples building faq. Tldrlegal software licenses explained in plain english. You may be able to find a term in the gpl license terms that alters or restricts the recipients rights in a way that the cddl does not, and then the two licenses are likely incompatible. Item 1 applies if your project is a derivative work as defined in apache 2 license again, read. Understanding which license to choose for your code speckyboy. Kafka is an apache software foundation project, and therefore remains under the apache 2.