Kevan Miller created HTTPCORE-321:
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Summary: httpcore.jar LICENSE.txt does not note JCIP-Annotations
license info
Key: HTTPCORE-321
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCORE-321
Project: HttpComponents HttpCore
Issue Type: Bug
Affects Versions: 4.2.2, 4.2.1
Reporter: Kevan Miller
Reviewing the license information for httpcore-4.2.1.jar raised a few issues
that I thought should be raised.
The LICENSE.txt file for the HTTP Components 4.2.1 release contains:
"This project contains annotations derived from JCIP-ANNOTATIONS
Copyright (c) 2005 Brian Goetz and Tim Peierls.
See http://www.jcip.net and the Creative Commons Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)"
Presumably, this covers the four files contained within
org/apache/http/annotation/. I also assume that the above is intended to convey
that these files are CC-A licensed. If this is correct, IMO, the LICENSE.txt
should be explicit about what files are CC-A licensed and should be explicit
that the files are CC-A licensed.
The LICENSE.txt contained within the httpcore-4.2.1.jar does not contain the
above license information. Since httpcore contains the
org/apache/http/annotation classes, consumers of the httpcore jar may be misled
as to the licensing of the contents of the jar.
IMO, LICENSE.txt for httpcore should be updated with the JCIP-Annotations
licensing information. I'd also think that the licensing information should be
more explicit (documenting what files are CC-A licensed and clearly state that
the files are CC-A licensed).
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