Use of an OS License - Contribution

[Alvin Borromeo]

Andy,

Thanks, that's what I thought.  I just didn't see anything out there
that specifically answered my question.

Alvin Borromeo

On 8/18/05, Wilson, Andrew <andrew.wilson at intel.com> wrote:
> 
> Alvin Borromeo wrote:
> 
> > This may be (or not) a basic question.  Let's say I have software that
> > I want to release using an open source license.  And for argument's
> > sake, let's say I select the Eclipse Public License for release.  Can
> > I just slap the EPL onto my program and release, or would I have to
> > get "approval" from the Eclipse Foundation.  Assuming that I don't
> > need approval, what would be the benefit of releasing the program
> > without going through the Eclipse Foundation?
> 
> At last, a basic question! Thanks.  This list can get rather esoteric at
> times.
> No, you don't need permission from the Eclipse Foundation to use their
> license, and you can indeed just "slap the EPL onto your program
> and release."
> 
> Not to say that your program would then become part of the mainline
> version of Eclipse itself ... all open source projects have policies
> about how to submit code, and who decides which submissions get into the
> mainstream version, so to become part of Eclipse you must
> work through their maintainers ... but I don't think that's the question
> you were asking.
> 
> Andy Wilson
> Intel Open Source Technology Center
>