We're starting to assemble an FAQ. An answer to that question is in it. https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/epl-2.0/faq.php
Basically, a project can use the new version by simply updating the file headers and notices. Note that it would be good community practice to discuss this change on your public mailing lists, and to make every attempt to ensure that downstream users are aware of the change. I need to add a bit about informing the EMO so that we can update the project's metadata. Wayne On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 10:06 AM, Brian de Alwis <[email protected]> wrote: > A follow-on question: EPL v1.0 §7 says: > > The Program (including Contributions) may always be distributed subject to > the version of the Agreement under which it was received. In addition, > after a new version of the Agreement is published, Contributor *may elect* > to distribute the Program (including its Contributions) under the new > version. > > > This sounds like we need to obtain permission from the contributors to use > EPL v2.0? > > Brian. > > On 12-Sep-2017, at 1:30 PM, Henrik Rentz-Reichert <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > in the last newsletter I read: „Starting immediately, the new license will > become the default license for Eclipse community projects.” And in the > press release: “The Eclipse open source project community will begin to > migrate to the new EPL v2. Each Eclipse project will need to go through > process of updating their project license and license headers to specify > EPL v2. Users and adopters of Eclipse projects should expect the next > release of each Eclipse project will be using EPL v2.”. > > Is there a Wiki page or something comparable with details on this > migration process? > > Thanks, > Henrik > ------------------------------ > Diese Nachricht wurde mit einer kostenlosen Version von Proxy-Manager > <http://www.dimastr.com/proxyman> gesendet. > Wollen Sie von Ihrem Exchange-Konto mit einer Ihrer Proxy SMTP-Adressen > senden? > Testen Sie Proxy-Manager kostenlos! > Diese Fußzeile wird nicht in der registrierten Version von Proxy-Manager > <http://www.dimastr.com/proxyman> angezeigt. > Klicken Sie hier <http://www.dimastr.com/proxyman/register.htm>, um > Proxy-Manager zu registrieren. > _______________________________________________ > cross-project-issues-dev mailing list > [email protected] > To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe > from this list, visit > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > cross-project-issues-dev mailing list > [email protected] > To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe > from this list, visit > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/cross-project-issues-dev > -- Wayne Beaton Director of Open Source Projects The Eclipse Foundation
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