Just because Axis passes the TCK, that doesn't necessarily mean that someone can use Axis in a commercial product without obtaining a JAX-RPC license from Sun. Apache licensed JAX-RPC from Sun using a special license that's only available to non-profit companies. The question is: is that license transferrable to a for-profit company?
It could be that someone creating a derivative product of Axis, or someone that includes the binaries in a packaged solution may need to obtain a separate license from Sun. I don't know the answer. Anne > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Loughran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 3:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Licensing Issues > > > Axis does pass the TCK, even the bit about exceptions. So there should be > nothing to worry about > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Ryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:33 AM > Subject: Licensing Issues > > > We are getting ready to release our product using Axis, and need to > clarify any licensing issues. Past posts to this list have been less > than enlightening about this issue, and the Axis web site has no > licensing information. > > It seems that, even Axis is an Apache product, and redistributable under > the Apache license, there are limitations placed on it by its use of > JAX-RPC. Apparently Sun doesn't allow the release of a final product > that implements a Java API until that product passes the Sun TCK. Can > anyone expand on this, as well as provide some information about how > this affects beta versions, release candidates etc. > > Thanks for the help. > > Michael J. Ryan > Principal Software Engineer > Stellent SCD (Software Components Division) > Chicago, IL > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
