I'm a long way behind, and playing email catch up.

just a technical clarification:

 > last year - it is problematic, as it prevents you from using well-known
 > bits of other open source code, because it is primarily designed to a)
 > avoid encumbrance of the code by other licenses of any kind and b)
 > ensure that changes to code in the Eclipse code base can be done without
 > reference to anyone else. We couldn't even use it for the openEHR
 > (GPL'd) java kernel because the latter uses libraries that wouldn't be
 > allowed by the EPL. The EPL induction process is also painful - it takes
 > weeks/months to get your code 'reviewed' by Eclipse people to certify it
 > as 'unencumbered'...meanwhile it will have changed..

I don't think (a) is a property of the EPL license itself. But
it is certainly exactly how the Eclipse Foundation vets code
that will be posted to the official eclipse cvs.

Grahame


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