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| FreeMind is licensed under GNU GPL V2+.
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| == Licensing of components ==
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| ! Component
| | /* FreeMind - A program for creating and viewing mind maps |
| ! License
| | * Copyright (C) 2000-<YEAR> <AUTHORS> |
| ! License Version
| | * See COPYING for Details |
| ! Link
| | * |
| ! Note
| | * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or |
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| | * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License |
| | SimplyHTML
| | * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 |
| | GPL
| | * of the License, or (at your option) any later version. |
| | V2+
| | * |
| | [http://simplyhtml.sourceforge.net/mediawiki-1.6/index.php/Main_Page]
| | * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, |
| | Compatible with GNU GPL V2+ per its being identical to it.
| | * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of |
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| | * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the |
| | Batik
| | * GNU General Public License for more details. |
| | Apache
| | * |
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| | * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License |
| | [http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/]
| | * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software |
| | Problem?
| | * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. |
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| | */ |
| | NanoXML
| | </pre> |
| | zlib/libpng
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| | [http://nanoxml.cyberelf.be/]
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| | Compatible with GNU GPL V2+.
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| | JiBX
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| | BSD, Apache
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| | [http://jibx.sourceforge.net/]
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| | Problem?
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| | JavaHelp
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| | GNU GPL
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| | V2
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| | [http://javahelp.dev.java.net/]
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| | Problem: V2 instead of V2+.
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| | HotEqn
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| | GNU GPL
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| | V3
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| | Source code for download: [http://vclab.atp.rub.de/Src/GPL/HotEqn/HotEqnSrc.zip]
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| | Problem when combined with JavaHelp's GNU GPL V2?
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| | Groovy
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| * "A BSD / Apache style licence"[http://groovy.codehaus.org/faq.html#licence]? | |
| * Apache License, Version 2.0[http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/3740]?
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| | [http://groovy.codehaus.org/]
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| * Problem? | |
| * Article: [http://www.javaworld.com/community/node/3740 Where Have All the Groovy Licenses Gone?], 25.11.2009 | |
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| ===Issues===
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| The use and distribution of libraries by FreeMind raises two issues:
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| # Distribution of open-source libraries: depending on the license used, we would need to make the source code available. This could be done IMHO ([[User:Ewl|Eric L.]]) simply by putting a copy of the sources in SF's download section (without making those an integral part of our packages).
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| # Usage of GPL-incompatible libraries: believing [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLIncompatibleLibs this FSF note], we can make sure that FreeMind can use GPL-incompatible libraries but we need to make it explicit in our copyright. I ([[User:Ewl|Eric L.]] 05:56, 24 Mar 2008 (PDT))suggest to ask the current and former copyright holder and add a note in each source file that there is an exception on GPL-incompatible libraries, and explicit this exception in the "license" file.
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| ==Projects bundling Java==
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| {| {{Table style}}
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| ! Project
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| ! License
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| ! Link
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| | StopMojo
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| | GPL plus a special statement giving blanket permission to link with non-free software.
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| | [http://www.mondobeyondo.com/projects/stopmojo/]
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| | TIFFANY'S
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| | GPL; not given at the web site; only at the SourceForge project page
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| | [http://tiffanys.sourceforge.net/]
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| |}
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| ==Discussion threads==
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| ! Thread
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| ! Channel
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| ! Started on
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| ! Note
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| | [http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1915005&forum_id=320014 Licensing problems]
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| | Complaints from users
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| | 15.1.2008
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| | Contains open issues.
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| | [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=478D2675.3050707%40gmx.de Licensing problems]
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| | freemind-developer
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| | 15.1.2008
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| | Possible open issues.
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| ==Offending files==
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| At least at some point, some single files had a license incompatible with GNU GPL V2+. These were:
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| ! State<br>of Resolution
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| ! Resolution
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| | accessories/marktree.js
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| | Resolved.
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| | Released under the MIT license.[http://freemind.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/freemind/freemind/accessories/marktree.js?r1=1.1.4.1&r2=1.1.4.1.16.1]
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| | Mozilla Public License 1.1, incompatible with GPLv2+, see note 1
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| | freemind/main/CommonsCodecBase64.java
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| | Resolved.
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| | By abandoning CommonsCodecBase64.java in favor of Base64Coding.java from GNU Classpath project.[http://freemind.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/freemind/freemind/freemind/main/Base64Coding.java?view=log&pathrev=fm_0_9_0_rc9]. Base64Coding.java is licensed under GPLv2+.
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| | Apache 2.0 license, incompatible with GPLv2+
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| | accessories/mm2oowriter.xsl
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| | Resolved.
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| | Fixed by Chris Foltin, the author of the file, by adding a missing license.[http://freemind.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/freemind/freemind/accessories/mm2oowriter.xsl?r1=1.1.2.1&r2=1.1.2.2][http://freemind.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/freemind/freemind/accessories/mm2oowriter.xsl?r1=1.1.2.3.2.5&r2=1.1.2.3.2.6]
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| | accessories/tohtml.xsl
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| | Resolved.
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| | Released under the MIT license.[http://freemind.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/freemind/freemind/accessories/tohtml.xsl?r1=1.1.4.1&r2=1.1.4.1.16.1]
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| | Mozilla Public License 1.1, incompatible with GPLv2+, see note 1
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| | accessories/toxhtml.xsl.
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| | Resolved.
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| | Released under the MIT license.[http://freemind.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/freemind/freemind/accessories/toxhtml.xsl?r1=1.1.4.3.4.5&r2=1.1.4.3.4.6]
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| | Mozilla Public License 1.1, incompatible with GPLv2+, see note 1
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| '''Note 1''': The files implicated seem to come from [http://marktree.sourceforge.net/mmtree.html mmTree] where the original Author keeps very similar versions under MIT license, which would be compatible with GPLv2+. [[User:Ewl|Eric L.]] 10:08, 22 Mar 2008 (PDT) ⇒ Asking the author [mailto:minurmin@cc.jyu.fi Miika Nurminen] for his OK to place the files in our CVS under MIT license as well (else we'll have to derive a new version from his files). [[User:Ewl|Eric L.]] Miika answered and is OK to have all files under MIT license, once it's properly modified in the CVS, we'll be fine.
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| ==Copyright notice in code==
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| A source file may be viewed as a sum ''b'' + ''d<sub>1</sub>'' + ''d<sub>2</sub>'' + ... + ''d<sub>k</sub>'', where ''b'' is the basis, ''d<sub>i</sub>'' are deltas (or patches), and the plus operator is the operator of applying a patch. The basis and each delta have their own copyright holder and the year of copyright.
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| If there is only one author and one year, then the copyright notice is simple.
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| If there is only one author and more years, then the copyright notice may look like
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| Copyright © 2003-2005 Big Author | |
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| which is to be understood as
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| <blockquote>
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| Some parts of the sum are copyrighted in 2003, some perhaps in 2004, and some certainly in 2005.
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| </blockquote>
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| If there are more authors, then the copyright notice consists of more lines, like
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| Copyright © 2003-2005 Big Author, | |
| Copyright © 2005 Captain,
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| Not all changes are eligible for copyright. If a change is small, then it does not make sense to add a line to the copyright notice for it.
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| Copyright notice is not required for copyright to hold. It makes claiming your right at court easier.
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| The correctness of these instructions is not granted. They are subject to improvement as we see fit.
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| --[[User:Danielpolansky|Danielpolansky]] 11:29, 3 Jun 2005 (PDT)
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| ==Where to ask==
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| Places where to ask about licensing including compatibility of FOSS licenses in relation to dynamic and static linking:
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| * [http://www.gnu.org/ gnu.org] | |
| * [http://groklaw.net/ groklaw.net]; [http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=20050131065655645 GPL Resources] | |
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Components]] | |
| * [[Logotype license]] | |
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| ==Links==
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| * [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License] - gnu.org and the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html License compatibility list].
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| * [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/rms-why-gplv3.html Why GPL V3] - gnu.org | |
| * [http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/faq.jsp Free and Open Source Java] - sun.com | |
| * [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing#head-489bc5bbf14ecdb808316674e9fc465243cfa4f5 the Fedora licenses list] with GPL2 compatibility list.
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