[android-developers] Re: Android example code and Apache 2.0 licence

I'm sorry if this is not relevant. I understand that no-one on here is a lawyer - but I thought that developers need to have some appreciation of software licensing and was hoping for some general guidance.

Many apologies.

On Thursday, 20 December 2012 19:17:32 UTC, Lew wrote:

saladbowl wrote:

If I copy a few lines here and there (but not entire functions/files) from example code on the Android Developers site and the samples, modify them and use them in my commercial project, I assume as they are licensed under Apache 3.0 that my work will be a derivative I need to provide some sort of attribution?. Also, what do I do about my copyright header at the top of the file?. 

I want to be 100% legit but I am really confused - surely when you use a framework you have to use bits and pieces from samples to help you? however, I don't see anyone else attributing (not that this is necessarily right).

Please help me understand!.

Are you asking a bunch of programmers for legal advice?

Do you ask medical advice of ballet dancers, too?

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Lew

 

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