Star Desktop Java with SWT: an interview with Steve Northover
Linked by Andy Roberts on Thu 16th Jun 2005 19:50 UTC
Original OSNews Interviews I've been fortunate enough recently to be in contact with Steve Northover. Despite him being very busy with SWT and the forthcoming release of Eclipse, I've managed to grab some of his time to answer some of my questions. To clarify from the outset, the views expressed by Steve are his own and not those of his employer.
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SWT license is incompatible with the GPL
by Felix Schwarz on Fri 17th Jun 2005 10:30 UTC

One thing I don't like is that the SWT license (EPL) isn't compatible with the GPL. That means you are not allowed to use GPL code with SWT. Afaik the patent clause in the EPL is the reason for the incompatibility... Hopefully with GPL v3 the EPL will be considered compatible...

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