On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Clement Escoffier <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a small question about third-party dependencies. When a project > includes the code of another project (such as ASM), the project has to > declare it by: > - specifying the dependency in the NOTICE file (in the included software > section) > - containing a copy of the LICENSE file of the project named LICENSE.xxx > (for example, LICENSE.asm) [if not ASL 2.0] Correct. It can be in the same LICENSE file, though. > However, what about used dependencies (not included). For sure, it has to > declare the dependencies in the used software section of the NOTICE file, > but what about the LICENSE.xxx ? Yes, same requirement. NOTICE is a requirement from many (but not all) licenses, so it is more often than not a requirement to do this acknowledgement. It is common that we make a verbal distinction between 'includes sources from' vs 'depends on binary of' or something to such extent. Cheers -- Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer http://www.qi4j.org - New Energy for Java I live here; http://tinyurl.com/2qq9er I work here; http://tinyurl.com/2ymelc I relax here; http://tinyurl.com/2cgsug
