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FileGeodatabaseAPI_1.4 (1.4.0.183) The File Geodatabase C++ API for Windows, MacOS and Linux
Apache License 2.0
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License Clarification #23

Open bgroff opened 5 years ago

bgroff commented 5 years ago

The license on the project is Apache 2, which is stated in all of the README files. However the C++ header files have this license:

/* COPYRIGHT ? 2015 ESRI TRADE SECRETS: ESRI PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL Unpublished material - all rights reserved under the Copyright Laws of the United States and applicable international laws, treaties, and conventions.

For additional information, contact: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Attn: Contracts and Legal Services Department 380 New York Street Redlands, California, 92373 USA

email: contracts@esri.com */

As I understand copyright (IANAL), the source file copyright would cover this file and not the Apache 2 license stated in the README. Was this just an oversight of releasing the source or is the intention that the header files are still ESRI Proprietary and Confidential, but usage of the compiled binaries is under the Apache 2 license?

Thanks.

lshipman commented 5 years ago

We are reviewing this. I believe it was an oversight. It this causing any problems using the API?

bgroff commented 5 years ago

It is not causing any problems technically. The only issue is, if these files are distributed, or stored in source form outside of the ESRI git repo, it is not clear that proper permissions is granted for the copyrighted materials. According to the Apache 2 License, one would be given explicit permission to store or distribute, it is not clear that that is the case with the ESRI PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL copyright notice.