[Fedora-legal-list] What license should I use for javax.el-api

[Tom Callaway]

On 02/06/2013 01:57 PM, Mark Wielaard wrote:
> But I think that the intention of Oracle is for GPLV2 with exceptions
> and ASL 2.0 to be a valid combination since that is what they use for
> every project that combines GPLv2 (only) code with ASL 2.0 code (like
> glassfish, netbeans, openjdk, etc.). So while choosing CDDL and ASL 2.0
> in this case is technically a valid choice it seems nicer (more in line
> with upstream) to leave the optional GPLv2 with exceptions choice intact.
> If only because that is consistent with how other packages currently
> do it and so you can more easily find this class of sources.

Oracle might intend for that to be their choice of licenses, but it is a
terrible one, since GPLv2 only (with or without the exception) + ASL 2.0
results in something where no one (besides the copyright holder(s)) can
actually comply with the license terms.

~tom

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