I think GPLv3 software may include Apache licensed software but not the other way around. however, I think it's ok to use 3 party librarys, but not including or distributing with it.
http://www.apache.org/legal/3party.html#transition LGPL The LGPL v2.1 is ineligible from being a Category B license (a category that includes the MPL, CPL, EPL, and CDDL) primarily due to the restrictions it places on larger works, violating the third license criterion. Therefore, LGPL v2.1-licensed works must not be included in Apache products, although they may be listed as system requirements or distributed elsewhere as optional works. Björn On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Erker, Carsten <carsten.er...@akquinet.de> wrote: > Hi Christian, > > yes, a colleague who is Apache member just explained it to me. > > We are discussing about switching to ASL 2.0 with the next version. > > Regards, > Carsten > > > > Am 20.01.2012 um 10:36 schrieb Christian Schneider: > >> Hi Carsten, >> >> you migth want to take a look at the Apache license policies: >> http://www.apache.org/legal/3party.html >> >> LGPL is listed as excluded so it may not be used as a dependency of an >> apache product (as far as I understand). >> I am not sure why it can´t be used but I guess some lawyer has helped with >> that policy. >> >> Christian >> >> >> Am 20.01.2012 09:27, schrieb cerker: >>> Björn, thanks a lot for sharing your camel-hibersap component. I only just >>> started playing around with camel and liked it very much. Now there is a >>> good reason to take a deeper look. >>> >>> It's good to hear that Hibersap helped you with your project. Regarding the >>> license, I think there should be no problems to combine libraries that are >>> under the Apache license and ones under LGPL (at least in their current >>> versions). We initially liked the idea of a copyleft license and LGPL is the >>> one most widely used. After all, I am not a lawyer and the big disadvantage >>> of LGPL is that nobody seems to fully understand it and things are open to >>> interpretation. Anyway, I'll have a talk with some people in my company who >>> have a deeper understanding of OS licenses and we'll rethink the >>> licensing.... >>> >>> If you got any questions feel free to contact me via email or use the >>> Hibersap forums or issue tracker on Sourceforge. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Carsten >>> (Founder of the Hibersap project) >>> >>> - >> >> -- >> Christian Schneider >> http://www.liquid-reality.de >> >> Open Source Architect >> Talend Application Integration Division http://www.talend.com >> >
