On 7 Dec 1998, Brian Jones wrote:
> Moses DeJong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I have used jikes in the past and I can tell you that it works much better
> > then the javac compiler that comes with the JDK. My only problems with the
> > new license are the following terms.
> >
> > snips from the license.
> >
> > 2) YOUR Program includes more than 60% of
> > the Original Code.
> >
> > 2) YOUR Program includes more than 60%
> > of the Program as distributed by IBM.
> >
> > This means that people are not allowed to use a single function
> > out of the jikes source because any "derived work" must have at least
> > 60% of the original jikes code included. In addition, this license
> > will not allow someone to take the jikes code and fork off a new
> > developement tree. This means that if you want to rewrite the code
> > you must take care to change less then 40% of the code. If these silly
> > parts of the license are changed then I would feel a lot better about
> > jikes.
>
> I think you read this backwards. You must comply if your program
> includes more than 60% of the Program as distributed by IBM. It
> wasn't spelled out exactly (in my mind) how derivative works would be
> distributed, except that they must have proper copyright notice,
> include said license, and not infringe on patents.
>
> Brian
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Perhaps I did not include the proper amount in the license snip.
larger snip from license.
Subject to third party intellectual property claims, IBM
grants to YOU a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty free
license to make, use, sell, offer to sell or import the Original
Code for use in Licensed Code under any patents licensable
by IBM (but only to the extent such grant would not require
payment of royalties or other consideration by IBM to
others), provided that 1) such license shall only be under
claims of such patents necessarily infringed by Original
Code; and 2) YOUR Program includes more than 60% of
the Original Code.
The way I read it that says "IBM grants YOU a license provided that YOUR
Program includes more than 60% of the Original Code".
That sounds like the terms for a "derived work" if you ask me.
The term for "other contributors" is the same.
mo
