[LEGAL-387] OASIS schema file in Apache project

• Type: Question
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Emilian Bold
• Created: 23/May/18 17:54
• Updated: 03/Aug/18 06:07
• Resolved: 03/Aug/18 06:07

Description

Hello,

Apache NetBeans (incubating) uses 3 schema files with the OASIS license:

o.apache.xml.resolver/src/org/apache/xml/resolver/etc/catalog.dtd
o.apache.xml.resolver/src/org/apache/xml/resolver/etc/catalog.rng
o.apache.xml.resolver/src/org/apache/xml/resolver/etc/catalog.xsd

The license text is here: https://github.com/apache/incubator-netbeans/blob/master/nbbuild/licenses/OASIS

We would like to get cleared by LEGAL with regard to this license.

I have found https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-111 which mentions we cannot include 'standards' in source releases but the license text does mention derivative works, etc.

If the advice remains the same I would like some more explanations (eg. is it OK to keep the files in the source repository but just not include them in the source code release? Of course, this would make building the source release a bit more cumbersome)

Full license text bellow:

Copyright � 2000, 2001 The Organization for the Advancement of Structured
Information Standards [OASIS]. All Rights Reserved.

This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to others, and
derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it or assist in its
implementation may be prepared, copied, published and distributed, in whole or
in part, without restriction of any kind, provided that the above copyright
notice and this paragraph are included on all such copies and derivative works.
However, this document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by
removing the copyright notice or references to OASIS, except as needed for the
purpose of developing OASIS specifications, in which case the procedures for
copyrights defined in the OASIS Intellectual Property Rights document must be
followed, or as required to translate it into languages other than English.

The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be revoked by
OASIS or its successors or assigns.

This document and the information contained herein is provided on an "AS IS"
basis and OASIS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE
ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Issue Links

• blocks: NETBEANS-856 IP CLEARANCE: OASIS license
• relates to: LEGAL-111 Are OASIS or W3C schema files OK to include in Apache releases?