Eclipse Public License 2.0

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This license model has 2 versions. Version 2 is the one served today; every earlier version keeps its own address, so a conclusion drawn from one of them can still be checked against it.

1. Version 2 current2026-09-24 Giray Havur

   The content review of 2026-09-15 added 2 clause texts, 1 identification detail and 2 permissions, changed 3 permissions, recorded the relation to the record this one was adapted from and recorded the review state. Later changes brought it in line with its family and its text in the verification of 2026-09-15, recorded which sentence of the text each statement rests on and named the license the record itself is published under.

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   • added dalicc:LiabilityLimitation "EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER RECIPIENT NOR ANY CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES."

     Review finding Sections 5 and 6 were not recorded. Added both, quoted.

   • added dalicc:WarrantyDisclaimer "EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each Recipient is solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using and distributing the Program and assumes all risks associated with its exercise of rights under this Agreement, including but not limited to the risks and costs of program errors, compliance with applicable laws, damage to or loss of data, programs or equipment, and unavailability or interruption of operations."

     Review finding Sections 5 and 6 were not recorded. Added both, quoted.

   • added dalicc:reviewStatus dalicc:Reviewed

     Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

   • added dalicc:reviewedOn "2026-09-15"^^xsd:date

     Review state Every record records how far it has come in the editorial workflow and when it was last checked against the legal text.

   • added dalicc:variantKind "version"

     Port relation The 2026-09-15 review made the relation between a jurisdiction port and the record it was adapted from explicit in the data.

   • added permission cc:CommercialUse

     Review finding Section 4 is headed COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION and opens "Commercial distributors of software may accept certain responsibilities with respect to end users, business partners and the like", and the section 2 grant is royalty-free with no field-of-use limit. The record did not permit cc:CommercialUse, so the license read as non-commercial. Added.

   • changed permission odrl:derive with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:SourceCode, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     was permission odrl:derive with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     Review finding Section 3.1(a) states: "the Program must also be made available as Source Code, in accordance with section 3.2, and the Contributor must accompany the Program with a statement that the Source Code for the Program is available under this Agreement". No cc:SourceCode duty was recorded. Added to distribute, modify and derive.

   • changed permission odrl:distribute with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:SourceCode]

     was permission odrl:distribute with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice]

     Review finding Section 3.1(a) states: "the Program must also be made available as Source Code, in accordance with section 3.2, and the Contributor must accompany the Program with a statement that the Source Code for the Program is available under this Agreement". No cc:SourceCode duty was recorded. Added to distribute, modify and derive.

   • added permission odrl:grantUse

     Review finding Section 2(a) grants the right to "reproduce, prepare Derivative Works of, publicly display, publicly perform, Distribute and sublicense the Contribution". Added odrl:grantUse.

   • changed permission odrl:modify with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:SourceCode, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     was permission odrl:modify with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     Review finding Section 3.1(a) states: "the Program must also be made available as Source Code, in accordance with section 3.2, and the Contributor must accompany the Program with a statement that the Source Code for the Program is available under this Agreement". No cc:SourceCode duty was recorded. Added to distribute, modify and derive.

   • added spdx:licenseId "EPL-2.0"

     Review finding The record id is the SPDX list id but the field was absent.

   • changed dalicc:additionalClauses "“Secondary License” means either the GNU General Public License, Version 2.0, or any later versions of that license, including any exceptions or additional permissions as identified by the initial Contributor."

     was dalicc:additionalClauses "Compliant License according to 1. DEFINITIONS: “Secondary License” means either the GNU General Public License, Version 2.0, or any later versions of that license, including any exceptions or additional permissions as identified by the initial Contributor."

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency and consolidation decision 4: the record carried no prohibition although section 7 says 'If Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity ... alleging that the Program itself ... infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate', it modelled no reciprocity although section 3.1 requires the Program in source form to be 'made available under this Agreement', its dalicc:additionalClauses began with the paraphrase 'Compliant License according to 1. DEFINITIONS:' instead of the quotation, and dct:publisher was 'N.N.'.

   • changed dct:publisher "Eclipse Foundation"

     was dct:publisher "N.N."

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency and consolidation decision 4: the record carried no prohibition although section 7 says 'If Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity ... alleging that the Program itself ... infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate', it modelled no reciprocity although section 3.1 requires the Program in source form to be 'made available under this Agreement', its dalicc:additionalClauses began with the paraphrase 'Compliant License according to 1. DEFINITIONS:' instead of the quotation, and dct:publisher was 'N.N.'.

   • changed permission dalicc:ChangeLicense

     was permission dalicc:ChangeLicense with duties [dalicc:compliantLicense]

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency and consolidation decision 4: the record carried no prohibition although section 7 says 'If Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity ... alleging that the Program itself ... infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate', it modelled no reciprocity although section 3.1 requires the Program in source form to be 'made available under this Agreement', its dalicc:additionalClauses began with the paraphrase 'Compliant License according to 1. DEFINITIONS:' instead of the quotation, and dct:publisher was 'N.N.'.

   • added permission dalicc:chargeDistributionFee

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency and consolidation decision 4: the record carried no prohibition although section 7 says 'If Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity ... alleging that the Program itself ... infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate', it modelled no reciprocity although section 3.1 requires the Program in source form to be 'made available under this Agreement', its dalicc:additionalClauses began with the paraphrase 'Compliant License according to 1. DEFINITIONS:' instead of the quotation, and dct:publisher was 'N.N.'.

   • added permission dalicc:patentGrant

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency and consolidation decision 4: the record carried no prohibition although section 7 says 'If Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity ... alleging that the Program itself ... infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate', it modelled no reciprocity although section 3.1 requires the Program in source form to be 'made available under this Agreement', its dalicc:additionalClauses began with the paraphrase 'Compliant License according to 1. DEFINITIONS:' instead of the quotation, and dct:publisher was 'N.N.'.

   • changed permission odrl:derive with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:ShareAlike, cc:SourceCode, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     was permission odrl:derive with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:SourceCode, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency and consolidation decision 4: the record carried no prohibition although section 7 says 'If Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity ... alleging that the Program itself ... infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate', it modelled no reciprocity although section 3.1 requires the Program in source form to be 'made available under this Agreement', its dalicc:additionalClauses began with the paraphrase 'Compliant License according to 1. DEFINITIONS:' instead of the quotation, and dct:publisher was 'N.N.'.

   • changed permission odrl:distribute with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:ShareAlike, cc:SourceCode]

     was permission odrl:distribute with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:SourceCode]

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency and consolidation decision 4: the record carried no prohibition although section 7 says 'If Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity ... alleging that the Program itself ... infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate', it modelled no reciprocity although section 3.1 requires the Program in source form to be 'made available under this Agreement', its dalicc:additionalClauses began with the paraphrase 'Compliant License according to 1. DEFINITIONS:' instead of the quotation, and dct:publisher was 'N.N.'.

   • changed permission odrl:modify with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:ShareAlike, cc:SourceCode, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     was permission odrl:modify with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:SourceCode, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency and consolidation decision 4: the record carried no prohibition although section 7 says 'If Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity ... alleging that the Program itself ... infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate', it modelled no reciprocity although section 3.1 requires the Program in source form to be 'made available under this Agreement', its dalicc:additionalClauses began with the paraphrase 'Compliant License according to 1. DEFINITIONS:' instead of the quotation, and dct:publisher was 'N.N.'.

   • added prohibition dalicc:patentRetaliationTermination

     Manual edit The review's finding on family consistency and consolidation decision 4: the record carried no prohibition although section 7 says 'If Recipient institutes patent litigation against any entity ... alleging that the Program itself ... infringes such Recipient's patent(s), then such Recipient's rights granted under Section 2(b) shall terminate', it modelled no reciprocity although section 3.1 requires the Program in source form to be 'made available under this Agreement', its dalicc:additionalClauses began with the paraphrase 'Compliant License according to 1. DEFINITIONS:' instead of the quotation, and dct:publisher was 'N.N.'.

   • added permission dalicc:chargeLicenseFee

     Manual edit Weak-copyleft family alignment of 2026-09-15: section 2(a) grants the right to 'reproduce, prepare Derivative Works of, publicly display, publicly perform, Distribute and sublicense the Contribution', which the family's text-modelled records (CPL-1.0, IPL-1.0) write as dalicc:sublicense; the record used the older spelling odrl:grantUse, which the dependency graph relates to it with owl:sameAs, so the family now states the act once and in the same way. Section 3.2 lets a distributor 'Distribute the Program under a license different than this Agreement', under which a fee may be charged, which is the licence-fee permission its three siblings carry.

   • added permission dalicc:sublicense

     Manual edit Weak-copyleft family alignment of 2026-09-15: section 2(a) grants the right to 'reproduce, prepare Derivative Works of, publicly display, publicly perform, Distribute and sublicense the Contribution', which the family's text-modelled records (CPL-1.0, IPL-1.0) write as dalicc:sublicense; the record used the older spelling odrl:grantUse, which the dependency graph relates to it with owl:sameAs, so the family now states the act once and in the same way. Section 3.2 lets a distributor 'Distribute the Program under a license different than this Agreement', under which a fee may be charged, which is the licence-fee permission its three siblings carry.

   • removed permission odrl:grantUse

     Manual edit Weak-copyleft family alignment of 2026-09-15: section 2(a) grants the right to 'reproduce, prepare Derivative Works of, publicly display, publicly perform, Distribute and sublicense the Contribution', which the family's text-modelled records (CPL-1.0, IPL-1.0) write as dalicc:sublicense; the record used the older spelling odrl:grantUse, which the dependency graph relates to it with owl:sameAs, so the family now states the act once and in the same way. Section 3.2 lets a distributor 'Distribute the Program under a license different than this Agreement', under which a fee may be charged, which is the licence-fee permission its three siblings carry.

   • changed permission odrl:derive with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:ShareAlike, cc:SourceCode, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     was permission odrl:derive with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:ShareAlike, cc:SourceCode, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     Manual edit Its duty cc:SourceCode quotes "the Program must also be made available as Source Code, in accordance with section 3.2, and the Contributor must accompany the Program with a statement that the Source Code for the Program is available under this Agreement"

   • changed permission odrl:distribute with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:ShareAlike, cc:SourceCode]

     was permission odrl:distribute with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:ShareAlike, cc:SourceCode]

     Manual edit Its duty cc:SourceCode quotes "the Program must also be made available as Source Code, in accordance with section 3.2, and the Contributor must accompany the Program with a statement that the Source Code for the Program is available under this Agreement"

   • changed permission odrl:modify with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:ShareAlike, cc:SourceCode, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     was permission odrl:modify with duties [cc:Attribution, cc:Notice, cc:ShareAlike, cc:SourceCode, dalicc:modificationNotice]

     Manual edit Its duty cc:SourceCode quotes "the Program must also be made available as Source Code, in accordance with section 3.2, and the Contributor must accompany the Program with a statement that the Source Code for the Program is available under this Agreement"

   • added dct:license <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>

     Manual edit Every record is published under CC BY 4.0. cc:license names the record DALICC keeps of that licence; dct:license now names it by the address Creative Commons publishes it at, so that a consumer matching the canonical IRI finds it.

2. Version 1

   The version this model had before the content review of 2026-09-15.

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Every change names the reason behind it: a finding of the content review, one of its library-wide decisions, the metadata that review wrote onto every record, or a hand edit. None of it is legal advice.