This seems like it would be better suited for a wiki/article as opposed to a mailing list entry. It would be easier to find. Adding a list of licensing preferences would be useful too.

----- Original Message ----- > Hi, > > Since we've had a few recent questions/incidents concerning usage of > 3rd party code in JBoss Tools i'm sending out this again ;) > > Remember it all depends on the license of the thing you are copying > from and what you > are copying it to. The rules are hard to summarize, but as a general > rule we should do: > > 1. ALWAYS look at the license of where you are copying from and see > if it is compatible with the license the relevant plugin is under, > if in doubt raise the question on jbosstools dev. > > 2. (required) Copied code must contain original comment with links to > license or html/text file with license text. > > 3. If you are using EPL code in a LGPL project (the plugins from > before Exadel is still LGPL, e.g. hibernate tools) you should > put the code in a directory named .xpl in the end and this code is > not allowed to call back to the LGPL project (the EPL code must be > independent) > > In general Mozilla, ASL is ok to use as long as #2 is obeyed above. > > CPL, EPL and LGPL is fine as long as we obey #2 and #3 above. > > GPL is not possible to use directly from our plugins because of the > virality of GPL. > > BSD can be used directly. > > ..but do remember, if in doubt raise it at jbosstools dev. > > Thus anything outside ASL, CPL, EPL and LGPL or in doubt -> raise it > on jbosstools dev! > > -- > /max > _______________________________________________ > jbosstools-dev mailing list > jbosstools-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/jbosstools-dev > _______________________________________________ jbosstools-dev mailing list jbosstools-dev(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/jbosstools-dev