gov.sandia.cognition.annotation

Enum SoftwareLicenseType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<SoftwareLicenseType>

gov.sandia.cognition.annotation.SoftwareLicenseType

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<SoftwareLicenseType>

public enum SoftwareLicenseType
extends java.lang.Enum<SoftwareLicenseType>

An enumeration of common types of software licenses. This is not meant to be exhaustive, but instead enumerate common software licenses (particularly open source ones) for use with the SoftwareReference annotation.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Justin Basilico

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
Apache For software licensed under the Apache License.
BSD For software licensed under the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) license.
CDDL For software licensed under the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL), or similar licenses such as the Mozilla Public License (MPL) or Eclipse License.
Commercial For software licensed under a commercial license.
Custom For software licensed under a specific tailored license for that software package.
GPL For software licensed under the GNU Public License (GPL).
LGPL For software licensed under the Lesser GNU Public License (LGPL), or similar licenses.
Other For any other software licenses.
PublicDomain For public domain software.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static SoftwareLicenseType	valueOf(java.lang.String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static SoftwareLicenseType[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

PublicDomain

@PublicationReference(author="Wikipedia",
                      title="Public domain",
                      type=WebPage,
                      year=2009,
                      url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain#No_legal_restriction_on_use",
                      notes="The nonspecific license when work is posted for anybody to use without restriction.")
public static final SoftwareLicenseType PublicDomain

For public domain software.

BSD

@PublicationReference(author="Regents of the University of California",
                      title="The BSD License",
                      type=WebPage,
                      year=1998,
                      url="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php",
                      notes="Open Source Initiative Approved license")
public static final SoftwareLicenseType BSD

For software licensed under the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) license.

Apache

@PublicationReference(author="Apache Software Foundation",
                      title="Apache License, Version 2.0",
                      type=WebPage,
                      year=2004,
                      url="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0",
                      notes="Open Source Initiative Approved license")
public static final SoftwareLicenseType Apache

For software licensed under the Apache License.

CDDL

@PublicationReference(author="Sun Microsystems",
                      title="Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) Information",
                      type=WebPage,
                      year=2004,
                      url="http://www.sun.com/cddl/",
                      notes="Open Source Initiative Approved license")
public static final SoftwareLicenseType CDDL

For software licensed under the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL), or similar licenses such as the Mozilla Public License (MPL) or Eclipse License.

LGPL

@PublicationReference(author="Free Software Foundation, Inc.",
                      title="GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 3",
                      type=WebPage,
                      year=2007,
                      url="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html",
                      notes="Open Source Initiative Approved license")
public static final SoftwareLicenseType LGPL

For software licensed under the Lesser GNU Public License (LGPL), or similar licenses.

GPL

@PublicationReference(author="Free Software Foundation, Inc.",
                      title="GNU General Public License, Version 3",
                      type=WebPage,
                      year=2007,
                      url="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html",
                      notes={"Open Source Initiative Approved license","DO NOT USE THIS LICENSE IN THE FOUNDRY, AS IT ACTS LIKE A VIRUS!"})
public static final SoftwareLicenseType GPL

For software licensed under the GNU Public License (GPL).

Commercial

public static final SoftwareLicenseType Commercial

For software licensed under a commercial license.

Custom

public static final SoftwareLicenseType Custom

For software licensed under a specific tailored license for that software package.

Other

public static final SoftwareLicenseType Other

For any other software licenses.

Method Detail

values

public static SoftwareLicenseType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (SoftwareLicenseType c : SoftwareLicenseType.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static SoftwareLicenseType valueOf(java.lang.String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null