The Apache Software License reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Apache Software License

The Apache Software License is an open source license used by the Apache Software Foundation. The Apache license (version 1.1) requires preservation of the copyright notice and disclaimer, but allows use and distribution of the source code in both open source and closed source software.

The programs released under this license include :

• Apache web server and various of its modules
• Ant - Java build tool
• Apache Axis - SOAP implementation
• Jakarta Tomcat - Java servlet and JSP container
• Apache Xindice - database server
• AxKit - XML application server
• JXTA - peer-to-peer framework
• Xalan - XSLT processor
• Xerces - XML parser
• Subversion - version control system

The GNU project considers all versions of the Apache License incompatible with the GNU General Public License.

External Links

• The Apache Software License
• GNU project license compatibility notes

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