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# Jakarta XML Binding project

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The Jakarta XML Binding provides an API and tools that automate the mapping
between XML documents and Java objects.

## License

* Most of the Jakarta XML Binding project source code is licensed
under the [Eclipse Distribution License (EDL) v1.0.](https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php);
see the license information at the top of each source file.
* The source code for the Jakarta XML Binding Specification project
is licensed under the [Eclipse Public License (EPL) v2.0](https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/)
and [GNU General Public License (GPL) v2 with Classpath Exception](https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html);
again, the license is in each source file.
* The binary jar files published to the Maven repository are licensed
under the same licenses as the corresponding source code;
see the file `META-INF/LICENSE.txt` in each jar file.

You’ll find the text of the licenses in the workspace in various `LICENSE.txt` or `LICENSE.md` files.
Don’t let the presence of these license files in the workspace confuse you into thinking
that they apply to all files in the workspace.

You should always read the license file included with every download, and read
the license text included in every source file.

## Contributing

We use [contribution policy](CONTRIBUTING.md), which means we can only accept contributions under
the terms of [Eclipse Contributor Agreement](http://www.eclipse.org/legal/ECA.php).