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CPL: Must I make the source code to my plugin available? [message #149038] Fri, 24 October 2003 09:22 Go to next message
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CPL: Must I make the source code to my Eclipse plugin available?

In Common Public License (CPL) Frequently asked questions
( http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-cplfaq.html), Question
19, it reads as follows:
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If I write a module to add to a Program licensed under the CPL and
distribute the object code of the module along with the rest of the
Program, must I make the source code to my module available in accordance
with the terms of the CPL?
No, as long as the module is not a derivative work of the Program.
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Is an Eclipse plugin a derivative work?
Must I make the source code to my plugin available?
Re: CPL: Must I make the source code to my plugin available? [message #150467 is a reply to message #149038] Tue, 28 October 2003 19:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: John_Arthorne.oti.com_

You're not likely to get reliable legal advice on this newsgroup (we're
not lawyers). If you haven't already done so, I suggest asking the
question at the email mentioned at the bottom of the FAQ, or your
company's legal department. For a less authoritative answer, see:

http://eclipsewiki.swiki.net/89#legal
-

Karl-Heinz Damm wrote:
> CPL: Must I make the source code to my Eclipse plugin available?
>
> In Common Public License (CPL) Frequently asked questions
> ( http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-cplfaq.html), Question
> 19, it reads as follows:
> -- cut --
> If I write a module to add to a Program licensed under the CPL and
> distribute the object code of the module along with the rest of the
> Program, must I make the source code to my module available in accordance
> with the terms of the CPL?
> No, as long as the module is not a derivative work of the Program.
> -- end cut --
>
> Is an Eclipse plugin a derivative work?
> Must I make the source code to my plugin available?
>
>
Re: CPL: Must I make the source code to my plugin available? [message #152049 is a reply to message #150467] Sat, 01 November 2003 16:13 Go to previous message
Eclipse UserFriend
Originally posted by: bob.objfac.com

"John Arthorne" <John_Arthorne@oti.com_> wrote in message
news:3F9F06B9.8070309@oti.com_...
> You're not likely to get reliable legal advice on this newsgroup (we're
> not lawyers). If you haven't already done so, I suggest asking the
> question at the email mentioned at the bottom of the FAQ, or your
> company's legal department. For a less authoritative answer, see:
>
> http://eclipsewiki.swiki.net/89#legal

Somebody's random edit made #legal not work. Now it does.

Bob Foster
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