<s>
The	O
Eclipse	B-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
(	O
EPL	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
license	O
most	O
notably	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
IDE	I-Application
and	O
other	O
projects	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eclipse	B-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
business-friendly	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
license	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
weaker	O
copyleft	B-License
provisions	O
than	O
licenses	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
(	O
GPL	B-License
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EPL	O
is	O
listed	O
as	O
a	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
license	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
(	O
FSF	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
Open	O
Source	O
Initiative	O
(	O
OSI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
license	O
steward	O
for	O
the	O
license	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
Eclipse.org	B-Application
Foundation	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
Delaware	O
,	O
USA	O
)	O
to	O
Eclipse	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
AISBL	O
(	O
Brussels	O
,	O
Belgium	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EPL	O
1.0	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
,	O
and	O
a	O
work	O
created	O
by	O
combining	O
a	O
work	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
with	O
a	O
work	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
EPL	O
cannot	O
be	O
lawfully	O
distributed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GPL	B-License
requires	O
that	O
"	O
[	O
any	O
distributed	O
work ]	O
that	O
...	O
contains	O
or	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
 [ GPL-licensed ] 	O
Program	O
...	O
be	O
licensed	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
...	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
[	O
the	O
GPL ]	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
distributor	O
not	O
"	O
impose	O
any	O
further	O
restrictions	O
on	O
the	O
recipients	O
 '	O
exercise	O
of	O
the	O
rights	O
granted	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
further	O
restriction	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
recipients	O
,	O
distribution	O
of	O
such	O
a	O
combined	O
work	O
does	O
not	O
satisfy	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
article	O
1(b )	O
of	O
the	O
EPL	O
,	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
work	O
may	O
be	O
licensed	O
independently	O
,	O
including	O
under	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
license	I-Application
,	O
provided	O
such	O
additions	O
are	O
"	O
separate	O
modules	O
of	O
software	O
"	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
constitute	O
a	O
derivative	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eclipse	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
interprets	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
derivative	O
work	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
is	O
consistent	O
with	O
the	O
definition	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
sought	O
permission	O
from	O
contributors	O
to	O
re-licence	O
their	O
CPL	O
code	O
under	O
the	O
EPL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version2.0	O
of	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
(	O
SPDX	O
code	O
)	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
24August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
maintains	O
an	O
FAQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FSF	B-Operating_System
has	O
analyzed	O
the	O
license	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
GPL	B-License
license	I-License
compatibility	O
and	O
added	O
it	O
to	O
their	O
official	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
GPL	B-License
compatibility	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
license	O
allows	O
the	O
initial	O
contributor	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
to	O
opt	O
in	O
to	O
a	O
secondary	O
license	O
that	O
provides	O
explicit	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
version	O
2.0	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
later	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
this	O
optional	O
designation	O
is	O
absent	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
license	O
remains	O
source	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
(	O
any	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
advises	O
that	O
version1.0	O
is	O
deprecated	B-General_Concept
and	O
that	O
projects	O
should	O
migrate	O
to	O
version2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
,	O
the	O
EPL	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
some	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
virtual	I-Language
machine	I-Language
.	O
</s>
