Can I use EPL library (SWT) in my GPL program? [closed]

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Can I use library (SWT) distributed under Eclipse Public License in my program distributed under General PublicLicense?

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According to Wikipedia:

"The EPL 1.0 is not compatible with the GPL, and a work created by combining a work licensed under the GPL with a work licensed under the EPL cannot be lawfully distributed. The GPL requires that "[any distributed work] that ... contains or is derived from the [GPL-licensed] Program ... be licensed as a whole ... under the terms of [the GPL]", and that the distributor not "impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted". The EPL, however, requires that anyone distributing the work grant every recipient a license to any patents that they might hold that cover the modifications they have made. Because this is a "further restriction" on the recipients, distribution of such a combined work does not satisfy the GPL"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_Public_License#Compatibility

You can also check the EPL 1.0 requirements here:

https://enterprise.dejacode.com/license_library/Demo/epl-1.0/#license-requirements

Hope it helps.