Editing NetBeans (section)

=== License ===
NetBeans IDE is licensed under the [[Apache License 2.0]]. Previously, from July 2006 through 2007, it was licensed under Sun's [[Common Development and Distribution License]] (CDDL), a license based on the [[Mozilla Public License]] (MPL). In October 2007, Sun announced that NetBeans would henceforth be offered under a [[dual license]] of the CDDL and the [[GPL]] version 2 licenses, with the [[GPL linking exception]] for [[GNU Classpath]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://netbeans.org/gplv2-faqs.html |title=Why GPL v2 Frequently Asked Questions |website=netbeans.org |access-date=2017-08-02 |archive-date=February 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211053542/https://netbeans.org/gplv2-faqs.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Oracle has donated NetBeans Platform and IDE to the Apache Foundation where it underwent incubation and graduated as a top level project in April 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-software-foundation-announces51 |title=The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache NetBeans as a Top-Level Project |website=blogs.apache.org |date=April 24, 2019 |access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref>