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What Is Apache Whisker?

  Apache Whisker assists assembled applications maintain correct legal
  documentation.

  Apache Whisker is part of the {{{http://creadur.apache.org}Apache Creadur}}
  language- and build-agnostic suite of tools for auditing and comprehending
  software distributions. Our community develops
  {{{http://www.opensource.org/} open source software}} the
  {{{http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html} Apache Way}}.

  Whisker just helps to maintain information more efficiently, and is
  {{{./faq.html#what-whisker-is-not}no substitute}}
  for solid legal work. No part of our documentation is
  {{{./faq.html#what-this-documentation-is-not}legal advice}},
  and readers are assumed to have a practical understanding of the relevant laws.

  Learn about copyright and software licensing {{{../faq.html#more-resources'}here}}.

* How Can Whisker Help?

 Whisker can

  * verify - checking meta-data quality against a distribution

  * generate - legal documents from meta-data

 Particular useful for complex assembled applications.

** What's An Assembled Application?

  An assembled application is composed from libraries and frameworks.

  Read more {{{./faq.html#complex-software-applications}here}}.

** What Legal Documentation?

  NOTICE and LICENSE are supported examples.

** How Does Whisker Work?

  Licensing {{{./meta-data.html} meta-data}} describes the legal qualities of the components
  assembled.


* How Can I Use Whisker?

 * From the {{{./apache-whisker-cli/index.html} command line}}

 * As a {{{./apache-whisker-maven-plugin/index.html} plugin for Maven}}

* Getting Started

 Browse the {{{./xref/index.html}source}},
 read the {{{./apidocs/index.html}javadocs}},
 take a look

   * {{{./examples/in-5-mins.html}Whisker In 5 Minutes}}


 dive into sample meta-data

   * {{{./examples/james.xml} Apache James}}

   * {{{./examples/public-domain.xml} Public Domain}}

   * {{{./examples/template-license.xml} Template License}}

   * {{{./examples/license-family-sample.xml}License Family}}

   * Whisker In 5 Minutes featuring the
     {{{./examples/in-5-mins-sample.xml}MIT License}}

   * distributing work licensed from

      * an {{{./examples/3rd-party-individual-sample.xml} individual maintainer}}

      * a for- or non-profit {{{./examples/3rd-party-corporate-sample.xml}corporation}}

      * an informal {{{./examples/3rd-party-group-sample.xml}group}}

   * {{{./examples/copyright-notices-sample.xml}copyright notices}}

 or browse the {{{./faq.html}FAQ}}.

 A warm welcome is guaranteed on our
 {{{../mail-lists.html}mail lists}}.

** More Examples

 * Including a 3rd Party work licensed by

    * an {{{./examples/3rd-party-individual.html}individual}}

    * a for- or non-profit {{{./examples/3rd-party-corporate.html}corporation}}

    * an {{{./examples/3rd-party-group.html}informal group}}

 * {{{./examples/license-family.html}Parameterising a template}} for a
     {{{./faq.html#what-is-license-family}license family}},
     featuring the
     {{{http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause}BSD (2 Clause) license}}

 * All about {{{./examples/copyright-notices.html}copyright notices}}