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APACHE SOFTWARE LICENSE
Specialty Definition: Apache Software License
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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.
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