From legal-discuss-return-16556-archive-asf-public=cust-asf.ponee.io@apache.org Thu Sep 5 07:10:18 2019 Return-Path: X-Original-To: archive-asf-public@cust-asf.ponee.io Delivered-To: archive-asf-public@cust-asf.ponee.io Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [207.244.88.153]) by mx-eu-01.ponee.io (Postfix) with SMTP id C2AD1180656 for ; Thu, 5 Sep 2019 09:10:17 +0200 (CEST) Received: (qmail 58181 invoked by uid 500); 5 Sep 2019 14:33:26 -0000 Mailing-List: contact legal-discuss-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: legal-discuss@apache.org List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list legal-discuss@apache.org Received: (qmail 58112 invoked by uid 99); 5 Sep 2019 14:33:26 -0000 Received: from mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org (HELO mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org) (209.188.14.139) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:33:26 +0000 Received: from jira-he-de.apache.org (static.172.67.40.188.clients.your-server.de [188.40.67.172]) by mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at mailrelay1-us-west.apache.org) with ESMTP id 72D3FE3127 for ; Thu, 5 Sep 2019 07:10:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from jira-he-de.apache.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by jira-he-de.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at jira-he-de.apache.org) with ESMTP id 27F777808D9 for ; Thu, 5 Sep 2019 07:10:00 +0000 (UTC) Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2019 07:10:00 +0000 (UTC) From: "Zhankun Tang (Jira)" To: legal-discuss@apache.org Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: Subject: [jira] [Commented] (LEGAL-477) Can we use MariaDB java client LGPL-2.1 as Apache project dependency since apache license is in the FLOSS exception list? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-JIRA-FingerPrint: 30527f35849b9dde25b450d4833f0394 [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-477?page=3Dcom.atlassian.= jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=3D16923= 113#comment-16923113 ]=20 Zhankun Tang commented on LEGAL-477: ------------------------------------ [~jmclean], I see. Thanks a lot! > Can we use MariaDB java client LGPL-2.1 as Apache project dependency sinc= e apache license is in the FLOSS exception list? > -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------------------------------------------ > > Key: LEGAL-477 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-477 > Project: Legal Discuss > Issue Type: Question > Reporter: Zhankun Tang > Priority: Major > > Dear Apache Legal Affairs Committee, > The [submarine|https://hadoop.apache.org/submarine/]] project community n= ow has encountered a legal issue when we want to use the MariaDB java clien= t as a dependency and distributed it. > From=C2=A0LEGAL-462,=C2=A0it seems we cannot do this. But submarine is an= open-source project may not fit in this. So I filed this Jira to double-co= nfirm this. > =C2=A0 > From the license of [MariaDB java client|https://mariadb.com/kb/en/librar= y/licensing-faq/#distributing-an-application-with-a-mariadb-connectorclient= ]], and the [FLOSS exception details,=C2=A0|https://mariadb.com/kb/en/libra= ry/mariadb-license/#the-floss-exception]=C2=A0see the snippets below. > {code:java} > Free software/open source applications > If your application is Free software/open source and uses one of the lice= nses listed in the=C2=A0FLOSS exception, the GPL in the client library does= not affect your application. > {code} > {code:java} > =C2=A0 2. FLOSS License List > License name Version(s)/Copyright Date > Academic Free License 2.0 > Apache Software License 1.0/1.1/2.0 > Apple Public Source License 2.0 > {code} > It seems that LGPL-2.1 allows Apache project like Submarine to link this = MariaDB java client jar dependency and distribute with it, is my understand= ing correct? > BR, > Zhankun -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.2#803003) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: legal-discuss-unsubscribe@apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: legal-discuss-help@apache.org