Is EPL compatible with GPL?
The EPL is not compatible with the GNU GPL. The GPL requires the user to release the entire software and that the distributor not “impose any further restrictions on the recipients’ exercise of the rights granted”.
Is Eclipse a copyleft?
1. What are the terms and conditions of the Eclipse Public License? The EPL license is a copyleft license. If you modify an EPL’ed component and distribute it in the source code form as part of your program, you’re required to disclose the modified code under the EPL.
Is the EPL compatible with the GPL license?
Does the EPL allow me to take the Source Code for a Program licensed under it and include all or part of it in another program licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) license or other Open Source license? 4.15. Is my EPL-2.0 licensed project GPL compatible by default?
Do you need a secondary license for EPL 2.0?
If an Eclipse Top Level Project (TLP) is licensed EPL-2.0 with the Secondary License clause, is this license a hard requirement for the sub projects of that TLP? 2.6. Should Eclipse Foundation dual licensed projects (EPL-1.0 OR EDL-1.0) re-license to EPL-2.0 with the Secondary License clause?
Is the EPL the same as GPL or BSD?
Contributors license Recipients under the rights that they have in their Contributions. Does the EPL allow me to take the Source Code for a Program licensed under it and include all or part of it in another program licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) license or other Open Source license?
Is the Eclipse Public License 1.0 part of the EPL?
This FAQ attempts to provide answers to commonly asked questions related to the Eclipse Public License 1.0 (EPL). It is provided for informational purposes only. It is not part of, nor does it modify, amend, or supplement the terms of the EPL.