one thing occured to me. how do the "for profit" linux distros do it? just about every linux distro includes bdb. I wonder if there is a licensing loophole for that?
marc On 7/23/05, Alex Karasulu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marc Boorshtein wrote: > > >While IANL, I have run into these types of situations while building > >commercial software and the company building the commercial software > >that is integrating apacheds (and so JE) would have to buy a > >re-distrobution license from sleepycat. Even though it's integrated > >into apacheds, it can't be relicensed as you (or whomever owns the > >copyright for apacheds) do not own the copyright for JE. The only way > >to get around this is to ask sleepycat for an excemption for anyone > >who uses apacheds in comercial products (which i doubt). > > > >marc > > > > > > > >On 7/23/05, Alex Karasulu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Hello all, > >> > >>I've been debating the use of JE rather than JDBM for use in the Apache > >>Directory Server. I have been meaning to do this since this article but > >>had questions regarding licensing: > >> > >>http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1615549,00.asp > >> > >>I do have a couple concerns associated with licensing. First I'm trying > >>to determine if using JE and the exceptions in licensing make it > >>compatible with the ASL. Fundamentally I would like to be reassured > >>that the following situation does not limit those using Apache Directory > >>Server: > >> > >>Company A decides to integrate Apache Directory Server which now uses JE > >>into their product which they sell. > >> > >>Does the license for JE require company A to have to license JE from > >>SleepyCat? > >> > >> > Thanks Marc for the response. I will see if I can follow up with > SleepyCat for an exception even if it does not look like an easy thing > to do. > > Alex > >
