Hi Mich, Thank you for the prompt response.
Looks like Justin Mclean has a slightly different perspective on the Oracle's license as you can see in [3]. On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 4:17 PM Mich Talebzadeh <mich.talebza...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > This is not an official response and should not be taken as an > official view. It is my own opinion. > > Looking at the reference [1], I can see a host of inclusion to other JDBC > vendor' drivers such as IBM DB2 and MSSQL > > With regard to link [2], it is already closed (3+ years) and it is assumed > that these references are taken as "convenience". There is no implication > that JDBC drivers are included on these releases, modified or not modified. > Oracle provides multiple JDBC drivers like ojdbc5.jar, ojdbc6.jar, > ojdbc7.jar, ojdbv11.jar and so forth, free to download and use within the > license (you need to have a valid login to Oracle Center) > > This is what it says with regard to license > > Governed by the No-clickthrough FDHUT license > <https://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/otn_software/jdbc/FDHUT_LICENSE.txt> > > I glanced through the license and did not find anything that > contravened Spark references as in [1] in > > - spark <https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/master> > - /sql <https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/master/sql> > - /core <https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/master/sql/core> > > > /pom.xml > > > HTH > > Mich Talebzadeh, > Dad | Technologist | Solutions Architect | Engineer > London > United Kingdom > > > view my Linkedin profile > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mich-talebzadeh-ph-d-5205b2/> > > > https://en.everybodywiki.com/Mich_Talebzadeh > > > > *Disclaimer:* Use it at your own risk. Any and all responsibility for any > loss, damage or destruction of data or any other property which may arise > from relying on this email's technical content is explicitly disclaimed. > The author will in no case be liable for any monetary damages arising from > such loss, damage or destruction. > > > > > On Mon, 29 Jan 2024 at 16:16, Alex Porcelli <porce...@apache.org> wrote: > >> Hi Spark Devs, >> >> I'm reaching out to understand how you managed to include the Oracle >> JDBC as one of your dependencies [1]. According to legal tickers >> [2][3], this is considered a Category X dependency and is not allowed. >> >> (I'm part of the Apache KIE podling, and we are struggling with such a >> dependency and being pointed out that you may have a solution to >> share). >> >> [1] - https://github.com/apache/spark/blob/master/sql/core/pom.xml#L187 >> [2] - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-526 >> [3] - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-663 >> >> Regards, >> >> Alex >> Apache KIE >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@spark.apache.org >> >>
