Apache Software License

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