Subclipse Eclipse License and SVNKit Restrictions

Tom Incorvia <[email protected]> Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:54:32 +0000
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Hello Subclipse,

According to the website, Subclipse is licensed under the Eclipse-1.0 licen=
se.

However, each download silently includes SVNKit, which is licensed under ei=
ther the TMate open source license or a 6,000 EUR commercial license, neith=
er of which is compatible with the Eclipse license.

Eclipse appears to agree with regards to the incompatibility, see www.eclip=
se.org/proposals/svn<http://www.eclipse.org/proposals/svn>, section "Histor=
y", paragraph 3.

A key problem is the following phrase in the TMate license: Redistributions=
 in any form must be accompanied by information on how to obtain complete s=
ource code for the software that uses SVNKit and any accompanying software =
that uses the software that uses SVNKit.

Hence:


-          If Subclipse uses SVNKit based on the TMate license, the source =
code for the full application (the application that Subclipse is incorporat=
ed into) must be distributed

-          If Subclipse uses SVNKit based on the SVNKit commercial license,=
 6,000 EUR is required for that use

The favor of a reply is appreciated - we are currently forbidden from using=
 Subclipse based on the apparent license incompatibility.

Thanks,

Tom

Tom Incorvia; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]=
m>; O: (512) 340-1336; M: (215) 500 8838; Shoretel (Internal): X27015



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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hello Subclipse,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">According to the website, Subclipse is licensed unde=
r the Eclipse-1.0 license.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">However, each download silently includes SVNKit, whi=
ch is licensed under either the TMate open source license or a 6,000 EUR co=
mmercial license, neither of which is compatible with the Eclipse license.&=
nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Eclipse appears to agree with regards to the incompa=
tibility, see
<a href=3D"http://www.eclipse.org/proposals/svn">www.eclipse.org/proposals/=
svn</a>, section &#8220;History&#8221;, paragraph 3.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">A key problem is the following phrase in the TMate l=
icense: <span style=3D"font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;">
Redistributions in any form must be accompanied by information on how to ob=
tain complete source code for the software that uses SVNKit and any accompa=
nying software that uses the software that uses SVNKit.</span><o:p></o:p></=
p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hence: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in=
;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">-<span style=3D"font:7=
.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><![endif]>If Subclipse uses SVNKit based on the TMate license=
, the source code for the full application (the application that Subclipse =
is incorporated into) must be distributed<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoListParagraph" style=3D"margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in=
;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">-<span style=3D"font:7=
.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><![endif]>If Subclipse uses SVNKit based on the SVNKit commer=
cial license, 6,000 EUR is required for that use
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The favor of a reply is appreciated &#8211; we are c=
urrently forbidden from using Subclipse based on the apparent license incom=
patibility.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Tom <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-GB" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:maroon">Tom Incorvia;
</span></b><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"><span lang=3D"EN-=
GB" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;colo=
r:blue">[email protected]</span></a><span style=3D"color:#1F497D"=
>;
</span><b><span lang=3D"EN-GB" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;=
Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:gray">O: (512) 340-1336; M: (215) 500 8838; Sh=
oretel (Internal): X27015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-GB" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:gray"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span>=
</b></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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