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| # Jakarta XML Binding project |
| |
| [](https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jaxb-api/actions/workflows/maven.yml?branch=master) |
| [](https://jakarta.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/staging/jakarta/xml/bind/jakarta.xml.bind-api/) |
| |
| 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). |
