Really? Wow, that sucks. I only read the license itself, not the FAQ,
assuming (apparently incorrectly) that the license would say their entire
stance on it. The next license release must cover Extensions and Cleanroom
Implementations the same way.
Tis a pity. If they adopt that stance, their "standard" will wither and
die. It would be very nice if we had something like Jini that everyone
adopted, but this license clearly will not cut it.
--John Keiser
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Fisher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Fisher
> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 1998 10:28 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Sun's Jini Technology Public License (JTPL)
>
>
> "John Keiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > We *can* create a cleanroom implementation if we wish, we just have
> > to abide by the above restrictions.
>
> Sun says we can only create a clean room implementation if we release
> the clean room version under the terms of the JTPL (see the JTPL
> licensing FAQ).
>
> Sun's taking the stance that an API can be copyrighted. This issue
> hasn't been 100% settled in the courts.
>
> --
> Paul Fisher * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
