On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 12:49 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz <[email protected]
> wrote:

> Hi Jan,
>
> On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Jan Lahoda <[email protected]> wrote:
> > ...-the launchers include jni.h - I suspected using jni.h from (Open)JDK
> might
> > be troublesome; but luckily, there is Apache Harmony, and their jni.h
> works
> > fine (or seems so, at least). So, I've included the jni.h and jni_types.h
> > from Apache Harmony, and the launchers are compiled against them. Given
> > this is under Apache License, Version 2.0, I assume that is OK, right?...
>
> Yes, including code from another Apache project is pefectly fine.
>

Thanks!


> > ...-the launchers use libstdc++ (and libgcc, when compiled using gcc)
> and are
> > built using MinGW. Looking at "GCC RUNTIME LIBRARY EXCEPTION", this
> should
> > be OK, right?...
>
> GPL build tools are fine as long as you do not redistribute them.
>
> As for libstdc++ which I assume is a required GPL dependency, if you
> think there is a valid exception it should be documented at
> http://apache.org/legal/resolved.html or derived from information
> found there, or maybe in a LEGAL jira ticket that clarifies things.
>

I've filled:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-390


>
> It's good to include all this information in your jira ticket so we
> can answers any questions about it with the URL of that ticket.
>

Ok, will do so once we know the answers.

Thanks,
    Jan


> HTH,
> -Bertrand
>
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