> However, we can certainly have build scripts that have optional flags
> that allow anyone building from the source release to include either
> of those things for themselves.  That's no different to providing the
> option for a binary consumer to install at runtime.  And means we
> don't all have to keep reinventing the wheel.

Sure, and I already said I would love something like that. My patch is
already done though, has 70 lines, just changes a few files.

Re-doing this as a proper build system addition seems like another
thing altogether. NetBeans never did have build flags like this. I
guess it's not that hard to append to libs.javacapi/manifest.mf (or to
have a 2nd manifest.mf for the flag) but this seems a crude solution.

> You're looking at the wrong thing - that's about derivatives, not
> distributing NetBeans itself.  Check out the first example of
> nominative fair use here and tell me that doesn't cover what you're
> talking about doing!
>
> http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/#guidelines

An exe installer would be a derivative work imho even if it bundles
the same bits.

Calling that installer NetBeans based on nominative fair user seems an
interesting angle.

--emi

On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 8:12 PM Neil C Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 27 Nov 2019 at 17:30, Emilian Bold <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I don't see what I'm doing as splitting the effort. If anything it's
> > complementary. Can NetBeans bundle a JDK? Can it bundle nbjavac?
>
> Depends what you mean!  Can we bundle either in our binaries - at the
> moment, no, although there is still an open legal question on some of
> this.
>
> However, we can certainly have build scripts that have optional flags
> that allow anyone building from the source release to include either
> of those things for themselves.  That's no different to providing the
> option for a binary consumer to install at runtime.  And means we
> don't all have to keep reinventing the wheel.
>
> > Looking at stuff like
> > http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/faq/#products they are clear
> > that I cannot use the Apache marks.
>
> You're looking at the wrong thing - that's about derivatives, not
> distributing NetBeans itself.  Check out the first example of
> nominative fair use here and tell me that doesn't cover what you're
> talking about doing!
>
> http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/#guidelines
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Neil
>
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