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What is the relationship between IBM’s Common Public License (CPL) and the newer Eclipse Public License (EPL)?

April 26, 2017common cpl Eclipse epl IBM license newer public relationship

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What is the relationship between IBM’s Common Public License (CPL) and the newer Eclipse Public License (EPL)?

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The Eclipse codebase was originally distributed under the CPL. The EPL was derived from CPL version 1.0. As a result, much of the information provided in the Common Public License (CPL) Frequently Asked Questions document is relevant to the EPL, as well. The purpose of this FAQ is to highlight the differences.