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License issues [message #4969] Tue, 14 June 2005 14:40 Go to next message
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Originally posted by: michael.giroux.objectweb.org

I'm trying to understand the license issues related to re-distribution of
eclipse.

My team is developing a commercial plugin, and we would like to eliminate
the need to connect to the eclipse site to download and install eclipse. We
would like to put the current eclipse distribution on a CD along with our
plugin so the customer can install from the CD rather than download.

After reading everything I can find on the eclipse site regarding
redistribution, I'm still not sure if we have to do anything special in our
license or not. It seems that if we tell the customer to download eclipse,
then install our plugin, there is nothing to do except provide about and
license files for our own plugin.

Question: if we do include eclipse on the cd so the customer can avoid the
download, do we need to provide any additional license information beyond
what we would do if eclipse was not distributed on the CD.

Our install procedure will be clear about the fact that an unmodified
eclipse is being installed, and that our plugin is installed as a separate
procedure.

Any advice (including sending me to a different group) will be welcome.

Michael Giroux
Re: License issues [message #5037 is a reply to message #4969] Tue, 14 June 2005 18:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Philippe Ombredanne is currently offline Philippe OmbredanneFriend
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"Michael Giroux" <michael.giroux@objectweb.org> wrote in message
news:d8mq86$rfq$1@news.eclipse.org...
> Question: if we do include eclipse on the cd so the customer can avoid the
> download, do we need to provide any additional license information beyond
> what we would do if eclipse was not distributed on the CD.
No.
Re: License issues [message #5107 is a reply to message #4969] Tue, 14 June 2005 23:23 Go to previous message
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Originally posted by: pascal.ibm.canada

You can also contact the foundation on the foundation newsgroup.

Michael Giroux wrote:
> I'm trying to understand the license issues related to re-distribution of
> eclipse.
>
> My team is developing a commercial plugin, and we would like to eliminate
> the need to connect to the eclipse site to download and install eclipse. We
> would like to put the current eclipse distribution on a CD along with our
> plugin so the customer can install from the CD rather than download.
>
> After reading everything I can find on the eclipse site regarding
> redistribution, I'm still not sure if we have to do anything special in our
> license or not. It seems that if we tell the customer to download eclipse,
> then install our plugin, there is nothing to do except provide about and
> license files for our own plugin.
>
> Question: if we do include eclipse on the cd so the customer can avoid the
> download, do we need to provide any additional license information beyond
> what we would do if eclipse was not distributed on the CD.
>
> Our install procedure will be clear about the fact that an unmodified
> eclipse is being installed, and that our plugin is installed as a separate
> procedure.
>
> Any advice (including sending me to a different group) will be welcome.
>
> Michael Giroux
>
>
Re: License issues [message #560729 is a reply to message #4969] Tue, 14 June 2005 18:38 Go to previous message
Philippe Ombredanne is currently offline Philippe OmbredanneFriend
Messages: 386
Registered: July 2009
Senior Member
"Michael Giroux" <michael.giroux@objectweb.org> wrote in message
news:d8mq86$rfq$1@news.eclipse.org...
> Question: if we do include eclipse on the cd so the customer can avoid the
> download, do we need to provide any additional license information beyond
> what we would do if eclipse was not distributed on the CD.
No.
Re: License issues [message #560739 is a reply to message #4969] Tue, 14 June 2005 23:23 Go to previous message
Pascal Rapicault is currently offline Pascal RapicaultFriend
Messages: 440
Registered: July 2009
Senior Member
You can also contact the foundation on the foundation newsgroup.

Michael Giroux wrote:
> I'm trying to understand the license issues related to re-distribution of
> eclipse.
>
> My team is developing a commercial plugin, and we would like to eliminate
> the need to connect to the eclipse site to download and install eclipse. We
> would like to put the current eclipse distribution on a CD along with our
> plugin so the customer can install from the CD rather than download.
>
> After reading everything I can find on the eclipse site regarding
> redistribution, I'm still not sure if we have to do anything special in our
> license or not. It seems that if we tell the customer to download eclipse,
> then install our plugin, there is nothing to do except provide about and
> license files for our own plugin.
>
> Question: if we do include eclipse on the cd so the customer can avoid the
> download, do we need to provide any additional license information beyond
> what we would do if eclipse was not distributed on the CD.
>
> Our install procedure will be clear about the fact that an unmodified
> eclipse is being installed, and that our plugin is installed as a separate
> procedure.
>
> Any advice (including sending me to a different group) will be welcome.
>
> Michael Giroux
>
>
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