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− | are talking about. Everything you see on eclipse.org
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− | is governed by the Eclipse Web site terms of use (eclipse.org/legal). This
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− | newsgroups, and CVS repositories, is governed by these terms of use.
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− | Any software you download from eclipse.org is governed by a similar
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− | user agreement. This document, contained in a file called <tt>notice.html</tt>
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− | in the <tt>eclipse</tt> install directory, describes the licenses and other
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− | typically has additional legal information in a file called <tt>about.html</tt>.
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− | Unless otherwise noted in the Web site terms of use and software
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− | user agreement, most Eclipse content is licensed under the Common
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− | Public License (CPL). The CPL is approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).
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− | The OSI is a non profit corporation dedicated to managing and
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− | promoting the Open Source Definition for the good of the community, specifically through
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− | the OSI Certified Open Source Software certification mark and program.
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− | Approval by the OSI bestows confidence on a license that it really is “open source.”
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− | The OSI also makes copies of approved open source licenses available on their Web site.
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− | The Eclipse Public License (EPL) is a new license, very similar to the CPL, that
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− | was introduced when the Eclipse Foundation was created.
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− | The EPL is currently undergoing OSI certification, and will eventually replace the CPL
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− | You should always speak with a lawyer for complete interpretation
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− | of any license, but it is safe to say that in essence the CPL provides
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− | free, unrestricted access to the source code and other creative
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− | matter it covers. CPL-licensed code can be redistributed
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− | The fact that dozens of companies are shipping commercial Eclipse-based
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− | CPL FAQ (http://ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-cplfaq.html)
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− | CPL version 1.0 (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cpl.php)
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− | Eclipse.org Legal FAQs (http://eclipse.org/legal)
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One of the presentations (not written yet) is about OHF on Server. More information will be posted in the Wiki in the following days.