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| − | The answer to this question depends on what aspect of Eclipse you
| + | Please see the Eclipse Legal Resources pages on the Eclipse.org website: http://www.eclipse.org/legal/ |
| − | are talking about. Everything you see on eclipse.org
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| − | is governed by the Eclipse Web site terms of use (eclipse.org/legal). This
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| − | document describes what licenses apply to the content, along with
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| − | other legal information such as export control information. Everything
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| − | you contribute through the Web site, including the Eclipse mailing lists,
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| − | newsgroups, and CVS repositories, is governed by these terms of use.
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| − | Any software you download from eclipse.org is governed by a similar
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| − | user agreement. This document, contained in a file called <tt>notice.html</tt>
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| − | in the <tt>eclipse</tt> install directory, describes the licenses and other
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| − | typically has additional legal information in a file called <tt>about.html</tt>.
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| − | Unless otherwise noted in the Web site terms of use and software
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| − | user agreement, most Eclipse content is licensed under the Common
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| − | Public License (CPL). The CPL is approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).
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| − | The OSI is a non profit corporation dedicated to managing and
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| − | promoting the Open Source Definition for the good of the community, specifically through
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| − | the OSI Certified Open Source Software certification mark and program.
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| − | Approval by the OSI bestows confidence on a license that it really is “open source.”
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| − | The OSI also makes copies of approved open source licenses available on their Web site.
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| − | The Eclipse Public License (EPL) is a new license, very similar to the CPL, that
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| − | was introduced when the Eclipse Foundation was created.
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| − | The EPL is currently undergoing OSI certification, and will eventually replace the CPL
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| − | You should always speak with a lawyer for complete interpretation
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| − | of any license, but it is safe to say that in essence the CPL provides
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| − | free, unrestricted access to the source code and other creative
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| − | matter it covers. CPL-licensed code can be redistributed
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| − | or sold without making royalty payments to the copyright holders.
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| − | The fact that dozens of companies are shipping commercial Eclipse-based
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| − | products is a strong indication that the CPL is widely regarded as a safe, liberal
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| − | | + | *[http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/epl-v10.php EPL 1.0] |
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| − | CPL FAQ (http://ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-cplfaq.html)
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| − | CPL version 1.0 (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cpl.php)
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| − | Eclipse.org Legal FAQs (http://eclipse.org/legal)
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