Glad it makes sense now :) On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 11:25 AM Som Lima <somplastic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The statement in the book makes sense now. It is based on the premise as > detailed in paragraph 1). > > *unless your are reproducing significant portion of the code. * > > > > > > On Sat, 25 Apr 2020, 17:11 Holden Karau, <hol...@pigscanfly.ca> wrote: > >> I’m one of the authors. >> >> I think you’ve misunderstood the licenses here, but I am not a lawyer. >> This is not legal advice but my understanding is: >> >> 1) Spark is Apache licensed so code your make using Spark doesn’t need to >> be open source (it’s not GPL) >> >> 2) If you want to use examples from the book and you aren’t using a >> substantial portion of the code from the book go for it. If you are using a >> substantial portion of the code please talk to O’Reilly (the publisher) for >> permission. >> If you look at the book’s example repo you can find information about the >> license the individual examples are available under, most are Apache >> licensed but some components examples are GPL licensed. >> >> I hope this helps and your able to use the examples in the book to get >> your job done and thanks for reading the book. >> >> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 8:48 AM Som Lima <somplastic...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The text is very clear on the issue of copyright infringement. Ask >>> permission or you are committing an unlawful act. >>> >>> The words "significant portion" has not been quantified. >>> >>> So I have nothing to ask of the authors except may be to quantify. >>> Quantification is a secondary issue. >>> >>> My reading of the text is that it applies to any spark user and not just >>> me personally. >>> >>> The authors need to make clear to all spark users whether copyright >>> infringement was their intent or not. >>> >>> The authors need to make clear to all spark users why should any >>> development team share their Use Case in order avoid falling on the >>> wrong side >>> of copyright infringement claims. >>> >>> I understand you are also a named author of a book on Apache usage. >>> >>> Perhaps you can share with us from your expertise the need or your >>> motivation for the addendum to the Apache Spark online usage documents. >>> >>> Let me rephrase my question. >>> >>> Does any Spark User feel as I do this text is a violation of Apache >>> foundation's free licence agreement ? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2020, 16:18 Sean Owen, <sro...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> You'll want to ask the authors directly ; the book is not produced by >>>> the project itself, so can't answer here. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 8:42 AM Som Lima <somplastic...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> At the risk of being removed from the emailing I would like a >>>>> clarification because I do not want to commit an unlawful act. >>>>> Can you please clarify if I would be infringing copyright due to this >>>>> text. >>>>> *Book: High Performance Spark * >>>>> *authors: holden Karau Rachel Warren.* >>>>> *page xii:* >>>>> >>>>> * This book is here to help you get your job done ... If for example >>>>> code is offered with this book, you may use it in your programs and >>>>> documentation. You do not need to contact us for permission unless your >>>>> are >>>>> reproducing significant portion of the code. * >>>>> >>>> -- >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/holdenkarau >> Books (Learning Spark, High Performance Spark, etc.): >> https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9 <https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9> >> YouTube Live Streams: https://www.youtube.com/user/holdenkarau >> > -- Twitter: https://twitter.com/holdenkarau Books (Learning Spark, High Performance Spark, etc.): https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9 <https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9> YouTube Live Streams: https://www.youtube.com/user/holdenkarau
