Based on the license agreement posted by Sun before we download JAX-RPC jar and API:
http://java.sun.com/Download5 There seems no limitation on using it in a commercial product. Yao --- Anne Thomas Manes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
