Optional components have less strict rules. See: "YOU MAY RELY ON THEM WHEN THEY SUPPORT AN OPTIONAL FEATURE" question in FAQ: https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#optional
On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 10:36 PM Dennis Brinley <[email protected]> wrote: > I am currently developing an IO that I would like to submit to Apache Beam > project (SolaceIO). The IO itself is Apache2.0 licensed. > > ** Does every chained dependency (pulled from Maven repo) need to be > opensource? > > > > ASF 3rd Party License Policy page lists category B: What can we *maybe* > include in an ASF project. > > ** Are there specific guidelines as to what might be cause for exclusion? > > ** If I introduce an IO that has a dependency to handle communications > protocol and is licensed as CDDL1.1 (weak copyleft) – would that be a cause > for concern? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > [image: Logo Description automatically generated] > > *Dennis Brinley* > CTO Group Architect > > Phone: +1 (717) 503-5346 > > Solace.com > > > ------------------------------ > Confidentiality notice > > This e-mail message and any attachment hereto contain confidential > information which may be privileged and which is intended for the exclusive > use of its addressee(s). If you receive this message in error, please > inform sender immediately and destroy any copy thereof. Furthermore, any > disclosure, distribution or copying of this message and/or any attachment > hereto without the consent of the sender is strictly prohibited. Thank you. >
