[lug] Licenses: Apache vs. GPL
Scott A. Herod
herod at interact-tv.com
Thu Jan 17 08:15:24 MST 2002
Hello,
I need to provide a client details of the licences of software that
I am using in a product I am working on. I think that I am okay
except for the possible inclusion of Xerces which is licensed under
the Apache license. Stallman says that the Apache license is
incompatible
with the GPL license.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLIncompatibleLicenses
It seems to me, however, that the only complaint is the following
statement in the Apache license:
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/)."
Does someone know any references that a lay-person such as myself
might be able to understand on why the above statement is an issue?
Thanks,
Scott Herod
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