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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 19:41:28 -0400
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Subject: Re: OpenSource Accumulo Tool Licensing Help
From: Andrew Wells <awells@clearedgeit.com>
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Thanks,

I will look into the ASL.

Thanks.

On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 7:37 PM, Josh Elser <josh.elser@gmail.com> wrote:

> Disclaimer: IANAL and you should always do your own research before
> applying software licenses :)
>
> The Apache Software License has no bearing on the workings of the ASF.
>
> Generally, the ASL is a permissive license which allows your software to
> be used in a variety of ways/means. The source does not have to be
> redistributed with this license. You can also relicense the code.
>
> As far as compatibility between ASL and GPLv3 is only one way:
> https://www.apache.org/licenses/GPL-compatibility.html
>
> GPLv3 is generally similar, but you must distribute the source. Code which
> uses GPLv3 must also be distributed as GPL.
>
>
>
> Andrew Wells wrote:
>
>> I have been working on a tool, that I am calling Q4A.
>>
>> However, due to my upcoming wedding, I have not had much time to work on
>> it. I was hoping during the Accumulo Hackathon this week, I could actually
>> get some more elbow grease into it and maybe get some help working on it.
>>
>> Currently, I need someone to give me some advice on Licensing for the
>> tool.
>> So if anyone would like to give some advice that would be great.
>>
>> I was looking at the ASF license but it not sure how it works for outside
>> the ASF and the GPL3 which is said to be compatible with the ASF license.
>>
>>


-- 
*Andrew George Wells*
*Software Engineer*
*awells@clearedgeit.com <awells@clearedgeit.com>*

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks,<div><br></div><div>I will look into the ASL.</div>=
<div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 7:37 PM, Josh Elser <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:josh.elser@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">josh=
.elser@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Di=
sclaimer: IANAL and you should always do your own research before applying =
software licenses :)<br>
<br>
The Apache Software License has no bearing on the workings of the ASF.<br>
<br>
Generally, the ASL is a permissive license which allows your software to be=
 used in a variety of ways/means. The source does not have to be redistribu=
ted with this license. You can also relicense the code.<br>
<br>
As far as compatibility between ASL and GPLv3 is only one way: <a href=3D"h=
ttps://www.apache.org/licenses/GPL-compatibility.html" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tps://www.apache.org/licenses/GPL-compatibility.html</a><br>
<br>
GPLv3 is generally similar, but you must distribute the source. Code which =
uses GPLv3 must also be distributed as GPL.<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=
=3D"h5"><br>
<br>
<br>
Andrew Wells wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I have been working on a tool, that I am calling Q4A.<br>
<br>
However, due to my upcoming wedding, I have not had much time to work on<br=
>
it. I was hoping during the Accumulo Hackathon this week, I could actually<=
br>
get some more elbow grease into it and maybe get some help working on it.<b=
r>
<br>
Currently, I need someone to give me some advice on Licensing for the tool.=
<br>
So if anyone would like to give some advice that would be great.<br>
<br>
I was looking at the ASF license but it not sure how it works for outside<b=
r>
the ASF and the GPL3 which is said to be compatible with the ASF license.<b=
r>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><b>Andrew George Wells=
</b></div><div><b>Software Engineer</b></div><div><b><a href=3D"mailto:awel=
ls@clearedgeit.com" target=3D"_blank">awells@clearedgeit.com</a></b></div><=
img src=3D"http://www.clearedgeit.com/email/signature-logo.png"><br></div><=
/div>
</div>

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