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CPL: Must I make the source code to my Eclipse plugin available? [message #150231]

Tue, 28 October 2003 10:44

Eclipse User

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?

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