In addition to Frank's corrections, I have sent a couple questions over to the 
LocationTech email list. 

Q: How much of the above needs to be adapted to work in the Context of 
LocationTech? 

- Example: http://www.eclipse.org/legal/copyrightandlicensenotice.php <- covers 
standard header

Q: When working under the LocationTech banner, do we need to engage the 
language around "redistribution of Eclipse.org content"

Specifically points 1 & 2 from "A Guide to the Legal Documentation for 
Eclipse-based Conrtent":

> 1. All of the legal documentation is written on behalf of the Eclipse 
> Foundation as if it were the distributor of the content. If you redistribute 
> the content then it is no longer true that Eclipse Foundation is providing 
> the content. In this case, the content originated with the Eclipse Foundation 
> and you are redistributing it.
> 
> 2. If you are redistributing the object code under your own license as the 
> EPL, and other licenses used by the Eclipse.org projects allow you to do 
> (there may be exceptions), then the existing Eclipse.org legal documentation 
> can be very misleading to readers since it states that use of the object code 
> is governed by various open source licenses.
-- 
Jody Garnett


On Tuesday, 25 September 2012 at 9:02 AM, Jody Garnett wrote:

> Good morning email list, and Andrew / Janet 
> 
> We are indeed setting up to re-license. The RFC is taking shape here: 
> http://udig.refractions.net/confluence/display/UDIG/License+Change
> 
> And I would indeed like to confirm that this is done correctly, if you spot 
> anything we have missed please let me know. The goal is to complete this work 
> prior to the Oct 10th meeting.
> 
> I had a question around the use of EPL (I know it is your recommended default 
> license).
> 
> The story we are focused on is ability to transfer small blocks of code down 
> into GeoTools when the occasion warrants.
> - We have a history of pushing, particularly QA and testing code, closer to 
> where the problems occur.
> - I have also watched teams rapidly prototyped code in uDig (often for a 
> customer / deadline) before transferring the technology to GeoTools in 
> benefit from wider community testing.
> 
> Q: Is this story possible with EPL, or should we focus on one of the other 
> license options?
> 
> -- 
> Jody Garnett
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, 18 September 2012 at 4:51 AM, Andrew Ross wrote:
> 
> > Also, Jody, unless I have my wires crossed, I believe you were leading 
> > efforts to re-license to EPL prior to making the initial contribution for 
> > uDig. If you would please confirm? Also, perhaps we might help to ensure 
> > that is done correctly?
> > 
> > I've copied Janet on this email in case you have questions.
> > 
> > Thank you all,
> > 
> > -- 
> > Andrew Ross
> > Director, Ecosystems
> > Eclipse Foundation (http://eclipse.org)
> > Twitter: @42aross (http://twitter.com/42aross)
> > Mobile: 1-613-614-5772
> 

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