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Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:02:13 -0800
From: Ralph Goers <Ralph.Goers@dslextreme.com>
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Subject: Re: [Legal Wiki] Update of "3party" by SamRuby
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Can we add something specifically about the LGPL and/or Hibernate. This 
seems to come up as the most frequently asked question.

Apache Wiki wrote:
> Dear Wiki user,
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> You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Legal Wiki" for change notification.
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> The following page has been changed by SamRuby:
> http://wiki.apache.org/legal/3party
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>   || <!> ||<:80% #FFFF00> '''''Draft''''' || <!> ||
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> - Determining whether any given third party licensed work is compatible with the Apache License is not something that can unfailingly be determined algorithmically.  Often the decision depends on the [:3party/context:context or the way the dependency is used].  Therefore, each PMC in conjunction with the [http://www.apache.org/legal/ ASF Legal Affairs Committee] is entrusted with the responsibility to make the decision as to whether or not a given dependency is acceptable.  Additionally, each PMC is expected to inform the board via [http://www.apache.org/dev/pmc.html#chair quarterly board reports] whenever there is a significant change in dependencies.
> + Determining whether any given third party licensed work is compatible with the Apache License is not something that can unfailingly be determined algorithmically.  Often the decision depends on the [:3party/context:context or the way the dependency is used].  The PMC is in the best position to make that determination.  Many times these issues are complex, or have been dealt with before in somewhat related contexts.
> + 
> + Therefore, each PMC in conjunction with the [http://www.apache.org/legal/ ASF Legal Affairs Committee] is entrusted with the responsibility to make the decision as to whether or not a given dependency is acceptable.  Additionally, each PMC is expected to inform the board via [http://www.apache.org/dev/pmc.html#chair quarterly board reports] whenever there is a significant change in dependencies.  This enables the board to provide a check and a balance when needed to ensure that principles are applied consistently across the foundation.
> + 
> + This wiki contains summaries of, and links to, examples of how various PMCs are dealing with third-party licensing issues.
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>   = Principles =
>    * All code developed at the ASF is [:3party/substantially:substantially licensed] under the [http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Apache License, Version 2.0]
>    * Users of Apache products must be provided with all licensing terms applicable to any part of the product and must be given [:3party/notice:prominent notice] when any of those terms include restrictions significantly different from the Apache License.
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