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Re: [Jersey] License Help CDDL+GPL

From: Pavel Bucek <Pavel.Bucek_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:02:50 +0100

Hello Tyler,

you can select which license (CDDL or GPL) suits better your needs and
use it, no need to apply the "unselected" one.

It is exactly the same as JAXB.

Pavel

Tyler Ward wrote:
>
> Jersey users:
>
> I have a licensing question. It is noted on the Jersey site that the
> code is governed under a dual license “CDDL+GPL”. Does this mean that
> a person may elect to use either the CDDL or the GPL? Or does it mean
> that both the CDDL and the GPL license apply?
>
> This dual license scheme seems to be similar to JAXB which under its
> FAQ states that a user can elect to use either the CDDL or the GPL.
>
> *Q. What are the JAXB 2.0 licensing terms?*
> (https://jaxb.dev.java.net/faq/index.html)
>
> Metro is released under the dual license of CDDL
> <http://www.sun.com/cddl/> and GPLv2 with classpath exception
> <http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html>. What that means
> is that as an user, you only need to accept one of the two licenses.
> CDDL is an OSI-approved open-source license that allows free
> redistribution, commercial usage, modifications, and much more. See
> the CDDL description and rationale page
> <http://www.sun.com/cddl/CDDL_why_details.html> from Sun for more info
> about CDDL. For more about GPLv2 with classpath exception, see the
> license section of "Free and Open Source Java FAQ."
> <http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/faq.jsp#g>
>
> Would this be the same for Jersey?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tyler
>