Reto Gmür created CLEREZZA-944:
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Summary: Virtuoso JDBC legal aspect
Key: CLEREZZA-944
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLEREZZA-944
Project: Clerezza
Issue Type: Bug
Reporter: Reto Gmür
Priority: Critical
The issue is discussed in LEGAL-173.
Despite that issue not being closed so far we have by now releases
org.apache.clerezza:ext.virtuoso.jdbc which includes the jar under the GPL2
with special exception license.
Th special clause allows "to use the unmodified client libraries" in non GPL
software. However it also says that "In all other respects you must abide by
the terms of the GPL", I think this means at least that the notice file should
provide the note that there is no warranty.
Also if the virtjdbc license qualifies as category B the following applies:
"Although the source must not be included in Apache products, the NOTICE file,
which is required to be included in each ASF distribution, must point to the
source form of the included binary (more on that in the forthcoming "Receiving
and Releasing Contributions" document)." (from
http://www.apache.org/legal/3party.html)
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