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From: Justin Erenkrantz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: June 4, 2007 10:05:51 AM PDT To: Ed Burnette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Question on Apache and GPL compatibility On 6/4/07, Ed Burnette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:The Free Software Foundation says that the final draft of GPLv3 "makes the Apache License, version 2.0, fully compatible with GPLv3". However I haven't seen any announcements from Apache saying the same thing. I have a few questions:1. Can you confirm that this is the case?Yes, it is.2. Could you explain from a programmer's point of view how exactly that will work?2a. Are programmers allowed to freely mix GPLv3 and ASLv2 code in the same projects?Yes, and we're very excited about this!2b. What license will cover the combined work?GPLv3 with the relevant terms of Section 7 enabled to ensure compliance with the ALv2.3. Using a specific example of Apache Harmony and Sun's OpenJDK (Java 7), assuming that the officially published version of GPLv3 is still compatibile with Apache, and assuming that OpenJDK upgrades to GPLv3 (+ classpath exception), will Harmony be able to "share code" with OpenJDK? Under what circumstances could such sharing occur or not occur?Assuming OpenJDK does upgrade to GPLv3, the compatibility will be a one-way street - OpenJDK will be free (and absolutely encouraged!) to incorporate code from Apache Harmony and license the combined work under the GPLv3 (per above). However, Apache Harmony will not be able to incorporate code from OpenJDK - which would be licensed under the GPLv3 - and remain under the terms of the Apache License version 2. The hypothetical collective combined work will be controlled under the terms of the GPLv3 - the code from Apache isn't relicensed per se (as the ALv2 still applies to our code). The statement about compatibility from the FSF is that the GPLv3 can incorporate code that is licensed under the ALv2 and still have the larger combined work redistributed under the terms of the GPLv3. If you have any follow-on questions, please feel free to let us know. Thanks! Justin Erenkrantz The Apache Software Foundation
Craig Russell Architect, Sun Java Enterprise System http://java.sun.com/products/jdo 408 276-5638 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. A good JDO? O, Gasp!
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