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Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 04:42:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: "Henri Yandell (JIRA)" <jira@apache.org>
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Subject: [jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-286) Apache Celix optional module with a
 LGPL dependency
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Henri Yandell commented on LEGAL-286:
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Assuming that multicast UDP is the default, and that the licensing of the o=
ptional dependency is prominently labelled (i.e. wherever you document the =
optional dependency, you should indicate that it is an unusual license (for=
 an Apache project)), this is fine.

I'm aiming to rewrite that ip-clearance page as it is very dated/confusing.

Leaving open for a couple of days in case anyone disagrees.=20

> Apache Celix optional module with a LGPL dependency
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: LEGAL-286
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-286
>             Project: Legal Discuss
>          Issue Type: Question
>            Reporter: Pepijn Noltes
>
> The Apache Celix project is in the process of accepting a donation which =
implements a service oriented publish subscribe mechanism. The publish subs=
cribe feature will be an optional feature for Apache Celix.=20
> The donation contains two transport implementations one based on multicas=
t UDP and one based on zeromq (http://zeromq.org).=20
> =20
> The question is:
> Can Apache Celix release and distribute a optional module =E2=80=9CPubSub=
Admin ZMQ=E2=80=9D which uses the zeromq library (LGPL) to create a service=
 oriented  publish subscribe mechanism?
> The zeromq library itself will not be distributed by Apache Celix and wil=
l be considered a system requirement when the =E2=80=9CPubSubAdmin ZMQ=E2=
=80=9D option is selected.=20
> When looking at the Previously Asked Questions [1] and Draft and out of d=
ate, but mentioned as guidance, Third Party Licensing Policy [2] (specifica=
lly the part of system requirements) I get the impression that this is acce=
ptable. This is more or less confirmed in LEGAL-279 [3].=20
> The donation will also need an IP clearance and when looking at the IP cl=
earance template [4] I got a bit confused. Specifically the text: =E2=80=9C=
Check and make sure that all items depended upon by the project is covered =
by one or more of the following approved licenses: Apache, BSD, Artistic, M=
IT/X, MIT/W3C, MPL 1.1, or something with essentially the same terms.=E2=80=
=9D=20
> Hopefully with this question we can remove the uncertainty.
> [1] http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#optional
> [2] https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/infrastructure/site/trunk/archive/le=
gal/3party.mdtext
> [3] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-279
> [4] http://incubator.apache.org/ip-clearance/ip-clearance-template.html


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