[epl-discuss] Inquiry about EPL 1.0

[William Guo <guohao@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Experts, 

I am one of the developers of EPL 1.0 software project. This letter is in regard to my inquiry about the usage rule of EPL 1.0.

1. I learned in the 12th clause of FAQ of EPL 1.0 saying that "except for those who simply redistribute the Program, each Contributor in a way that later Recipients will be able to readily see" Thus, may I write "copyright (c) 2021 XXX project contributors" for a project which will firstly open source a few weeks later under EPL 1.0 as its contributors really want to remain anonymous?

2. I learned in the 27th clause of FAQ of EPL 1.0 saying that "if you've written your own Eclipse Platform Plug-in with 100% your own code to implement functionality not currently in Eclipse, then it is not a derivative work" and "For clarity, merely interfacing or interoperating with Eclipse Platform Plug-in APIs (without modification) does not make an Eclipse Platform Plug-in a derivative work. " I wrote myself a J2V8 derivative work and "A Software". "A Software" (licensed under Apache 2.0) can call the J2V8 derivative work by APIs, but the former is not the plug-in of the latter. In this case, can "A software" still prevent from being contaminated by EPL 1.0?
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4. What's more, as EPL 1.0 has been superseded by the EPL 2.0, may I license this J2V8 derivative work under EPL 2.0 as J2V8 is licensed under EPL 1.0? Or, I should only license it under EPL 1.0?

I really appreciate your time and patience! Looking forward for your reply! 

Sincerely, 

William GUO