Hey, Am Sonntag, den 24.09.2017, 22:02 +0200 schrieb Geertjan Wielenga: > libs.swingx in Apache NetBeans contains no source code, so Apache is > fine with it -- Apache only focuses on releasing source code. > > On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 10:00 PM, Matthias Bläsing < > mblaes...@doppel-helix.eu> wrote: > [SwingX is LGPL licensed and falls into Category X for Apache]
sorry but the referenced FAQ is pretty clear: https://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#optional "Can Apache projects rely on components under prohibited licenses? Apache projects cannot distribute any such components within their releases. However, if the component is only needed for optional features, a project can provide the user with instructions on how to obtain and install the non-included work." So at the end the enduser has to either manually install SwingX to get DB support or SwingX needs to removed. I'm willing to look into removing SwingX, but for the Java Ecosystem as a whole and for netbeans in special having SwingX under ALv2 or dual- licensed would be nice. Greetings Matthias
