It provides some alternative authentication I think. It's not mine: I found it there and needed to check out licensing issues etc. Most of it, in fact can be deleted.
But the point " There cannot be any GPL code in an Apache repository or in an Apache release" is the stance we will take. It's safer that way. I don't want to undermine the reason for choosing an Apache license in the first place, and that would happen if the repo contained GPL stuff. -----Original Message----- From: Matt Franklin [mailto:m.ben.frank...@gmail.com] Sent: 04 March 2015 13:47 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: GPL Code in GitHub On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 8:45 AM Julian Tenney <julian.ten...@nottingham.ac.uk> wrote: > Question: I know I've seen this discussed here before, and in any > case, you guys are the best source for an answer: > > Can we have GPL code in a repository as long as that is not > distributed with the product in a 'official' release? > There cannot be any GPL code in an Apache repository or in an Apache release. What are you trying to accomplish with the GPL code? > > Thanks a lot, > > Julian > > > > > This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee > and may contain confidential information. If you have received this > message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. > > Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this > message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the > author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the > University of Nottingham. > > This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an > attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your > computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email > communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as > permitted by UK legislation. > > This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.
