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There has been too much confusion over what may be included
in a source code or binary distribution of an Apache release
from apache.org. Below is a proposed policy to be
publicly posted to address this confusion. The board would
also need to set a date for conformance to this policy.
1. If anything is unclear or in doubt, bring your questions to
licensing@apache.org. Better to ask early than late or
never.
2. Source distributions must be under the terms of the Apache
License. Source distributions may include third-party
software under other licenses, but those licenses must not
place requirements or restrictions on the code, even those
subsets of code, that go beyond those of the Apache license.
3. Binary distributions may include third-party libraries that
allow for redistribution in combination with code under the
Apache License. The existance of any library whose
copyright terms go beyond that of the Apache License *must*
be prominently mentioned in the LICENSE file accompaning the
binary distribution (appended after the Apache License), and
all requirements of the licenses of the third party code
must be followed with respect to attribution, labelling, et
cetera.
4. It is the responsibility of all developers to be aware of
the licenses on included code, to follow those requirements,
and make those requirements clear to the recipients of their
code.
The board approved the above "talking points" regarding
third-party code in Apache releases. Notice will be
sent to members@.