Hi, > Binary dependencies are, by definition, not released by the ASF; because > we release source code. Also, software that has dependencies that are > only available in binary form is not open-source, in my book.
You may possibly be forgetting about Category B licensed dependancies. These may only be included in binary form in an Apache product. [1] They would be still be consider open source by most people :-) The source does exist it's just not able to be included in a Apache product due to the weak copy left provision the licences include. Thanks, Justin 1. http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-b
