The licenses are incompatible in one direction only, and it is a result of asfs licensing philosophy and the gplv3 authors interpretation of law. The labyrinth of software freedom bsd vs gpl and social aspects of free licensing debate, by nikolai bezroukov. All software produced by the apache software foundation or any of its projects or subjects is licensed according to the terms of the documents listed below. So, for instance, the mit license grants users the right to deal in the software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, andor sell copies of the software. Based on this page, i can see that only apache license 2. We recommend that people consider using the gnu agpl for any software which will commonly be run over a network. Gnu general public license and commentaries, edited by robert chassell. Apr 29, 2009 apache better than gpl for opensource business. The following licenses are sorted by the number of conditions, from most gnu agplv3 to none unlicense. To apply the apache license to your work, attach the following boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets replaced with your own identifying information. Gnu lesser gpl and apache software licenses denver business.
The apache license, on the other hand, is favored by the big corporations for their open source projects. Which open source software licenses to use and why. Gpl, lgpl, apache, bsd, the great thing about open source code is the large amount of high quality code that is available and many embedded projects use foss code as it really speeds up development time. Apache licensing and distribution faq apache software.
Oct 02, 2016 gnu lgpl vs gpl lsoftware icensing short transcript. Vertrigoserv is a complete free wamp server allowing php development for windows. Mit license spot the differences due to the helpful visualizations at a glance category. Vertrigo is a freeware compilation of free software under gpl, apache license. Of these licenses, the apache license is seen pretty infrequently outside of apache software foundation software. In this article, we take a look at the difference between this two licenses to find out why. Do i need to dual license it under apache to fix this. If the software developer did this, they would immediately lose their right to use the library under the apache license. An update to the fsfs list of free software licenses lists the new apache license, version 2. Note that you can search the issue tracker for gsoc projects by filtering using the gsoc2020 label, this allows you to narrow down the list to the projects you are interested in. May i reuse and modify the asf contributor license agreements clas for my own purposes. It allows users to use the software for any purpose, to distribute it, to modify it, and to distribute modified versions of the software under the terms of the license, without concern for royalties. Gpl version 3 is designed to be compatible with two important licenses.
However, gplv3 software cannot be included in apache projects. Gpl, also known as copyleft, grants permission to reuse or modify the source code to make derivative works, but if you distribute your program to others, it requires you to license your derivative work under the gpl too. Gnu lesser general public license free software license published by the free software foundation fsf. The wordiness creates greater specificity about contributors obligations, which might help in a dispute. The gpl is by far the best software license for endusers of the code.
Let say a software developer uses a library for android phones to make a game, and then makes a patent claim in an attempt to extort license fees from other users wishing to make games using the same library. Elle est ecrite par lapache software foundation, qui lapplique a tous les logiciels quelle. My current situation is that i am developing an application that is made from a gpl v3 licensed programming language. What is the difference between gpl, agpl and lgpl licenses. Jan 21, 20 apache is decent model when you have expertise and money, but do not have significant market share yet. In this blog we will start off by looking at two of the open source licenses we use at the hyve, apache 2. Subject to the terms and conditions of this license, each contributor hereby grants to you a perpetual, worldwide, nonexclusive, nocharge, royaltyfree, irrevocable except as stated in this section patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer the work, where such license applies only to those. It is essentially identical to the x11 license, with an optional alternative way of providing license notices. The apache licence allows the user of the software the freedom to use the software for any purpose, to distribute it, to modify it, and to distribute modified versions of the software and does not require a derivative work of the software, or modifications to the original, to be distributed using the same license. Open source license compatibility gplv3 and apache 2. Sluc is a software license published in spain in december 2006 to allow all but military use.
In our previous blog post you could read about open source software and why it is important to add a software license to your software. Compatible, ie that gpl3 software can link too apl software, is new gpl2 code wasnt able to link toinclude apache licensed code, is new. Software licensing gpl agpl bsd mit apache eula youtube. The apache license is a permissive free software license written by the apache software foundation asf. The software freedom law center provides practical advice for developers about including permissively licensed source.
Its also arguable whether the licenses mentioned other than apache have an implicit patent grant. The writers of the license maintain it is free software, but the free software foundation says it is not free because it infringes the socalled zero freedom of the gpl, that is, the freedom to use the software for any purpose. The asf and its projects release their software products under the apache license. May 31, 2012 the licenses seen most often are the following. Asf contributor agreements the apache software foundation. The apache license is a permissive open source software license so you can release your modified version of the apache licensed product under any license of your choice. Let us examine why these corporations stay away from gpl and favor the apache license.
What is the license apache camel apache software foundation. The apache software foundation uses various licenses to distribute software and documentation, to accept regular contributions from individuals and corporations, and to accept larger grants of existing software products. Decouvrez qui vous connaissez chez the apache software foundation, utilisez votre. You can freely use, modify, distribute and sell a software licensed under the apache license without worrying about the use of software. The default license throughout the repository is apache license. Nov 08, 2015 linus torvalds says gpl v3 violates everything that gplv2 stood for duration. Non software enterprises like banks or states and folk like your dad benefit a lot from gpl license. Apr 06, 2007 in the early days of the gplv3 revision process, compatibility with the apache license 2. These licenses help us achieve our goal of providing reliable and longlived software products through collaborative open source software development.
No, you may not distribute the combined daemon using gplv2 and aplv2 licensed material. As a reminder, open source software licenses generally. Apr 02, 2016 the free software foundation considers the apache license, version 2. As madhatter mentioned in a comment, yes this is allowed provided you honour the obligations that the licences of the software involved place upon you. At the 5th gplv3 conference, richard stallman was recorded saying.
Apache 2 software can therefore be included in gplv3 projects, because the gplv3 license accepts our software into gplv3 works. Why corporations favors the apache license over the gpllgpl. Software grant agreement when an individual or corporation decides to donate a body of existing software or documentation to one of the apache projects, they need to execute a formal software grant agreement sga with the asf. Media in category free software under the apache license the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. How should i apply the apache license to my own software. The build produces two sets of binaries one set that falls under the elastic. Various licenses and comments about them gnu project free. The real story is that hard work has been done to make the gpl3 compatible with the apache license 2 or apl v2, asf is the apache software foundation and not a license.
Tldrlegal provides generally good summaries of licenses. The gnu lgpl is very popular among independent developers and companies which mainly deals with open source software. The free software foundation considers the apache license, version 2. Open source licenses grant permission for anybody to use, modify, and share licensed software for any purpose, subject to conditions preserving the provenance and openness of the software. The gnulgpl is very popular among independent developers and companies which mainly deal with open source software. Fsf explicitly calls out that combination as not allowable for public distribution. The gnu affero general public license is based on the gnu gpl, but has an additional term to allow users who interact with the licensed software over a network to receive the source for that program. Gnu gpl, lgpl, apache licence types and differences.
List of presentation transcripts about the gpl and free software licenses by the fsfe. The licenses are incompatible in one direction only, and it is a result of asfs licensing. An uninstaller allows you to remove vertrigo from hard disc. If you do not see any interesting projects from the proposed ideas, we encourage you to contact one of the apache projects mailing list and propose a new idea. The text should be enclosed in the appropriate comment syntax for the file format. The apache license has a similar philosophy to the mit, but uses more words. Previous versions of the sgi free software license b were not free software licenses, despite their name. The general public license has long been the preferred license for opensource businesses, but new analysis suggests that apache style licensing.
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