Is it correct, then, to say that if Drill does not bundle any GPL licensed libraries, we do not need any additional info in the NOTICE?
On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Marvin Humphrey <mar...@rectangular.com> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 6:24 AM, Grant Ingersoll <gsing...@apache.org> > wrote: > > Not sure, and maybe a bit pedantic, but is the NOTICE file a little thin > > (practically non-existent) given the number of 3rd party libs present? > I'm > > not an expert on what is required there, but when I compare it to > projects > > I'm familiar with like Solr and Mahout, they are vastly different. > > > > I _believe_ the NOTICE file is where you are supposed to put NOTICES from > > licenses that require it. (someone else here can probably help) > > In the interval since Solr graduated from the Incubator, what constitutes a > "required" notice has been clarified. See LEGAL-59 and LEGAL-62, > especially > the comments at <http://s.apache.org/XAf and <http://s.apache.org/jP>. > > The original rationale for separating NOTICE out in the transition from the > Apache License 1.1 to the Apache License 2.0 was to move the following > clause: > > * 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, > * if any, must include the following acknowledgment: > * "This product includes software developed by the > * Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/)." > * Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself, > * if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear. > > The presence of that requirement in a license conflicts with the GPL. But > as > Roy notes, the "GPL requires the preservation of notices even when it > subsumes > all other licenses" -- so the kludge of moving it to "NOTICE" works around > the GPL incompatibility. > > Were the Incubator to review Solr's licensing documentation today, I'm > certain > that the project would be encouraged to pare things down -- to lower the > cost > to downstream consumers, and in keeping with the modest original intent of > NOTICE. > > Marvin Humphrey > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > -- Steven Phillips Software Engineer mapr.com
