Mark Wielaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I just downloaded the Blackdown JDK 1.2 prerelease.
> But I don't know if it can be used for Classpath development.
I'm already following up on the Servlet license issues. I'll add this
to the list.
> There are Supplemental License Terms which seem explicitly made to
> prevent people from using the JDK to make an alternative
> implementation.
Actually, I read these terms differently than you do. It appears to
be a modified section of the 1.1 license agreement, specifically:
2. Java Platform Interface. Licensee may not modify the Java
Platform Interface ("JPI", identified as classes contained within
the "java" package or any subpackages of the "java" package), by
creating additional classes within the JPI or otherwise causing
the addition to or modification of the classes in the JPI. In the
event that Licensee creates any Java-related API and distributes
such API to others for applet or application development, Licensee
must promptly publish an accurate specification for such API for
free use by all developers of Java-based software.
It seems that Sun is meaning to restrict the creation of "java"
packages that do not already exist in their "java" package namespace.
Of course a strict interpretation of the reworded Java 1.2 license
would seem to rule out working on a clean-room VM.
I'll get back to everyone regarding this issue.
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Paul Fisher * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
