Following on from this, it seems like there's going to be multiple different installers and so on, i.e., one for Windows was introduced on the mailing list today, there's also CoolBeans (coolbeans.xyz) with its installer, and there's installer sources being worked on in a PR in Apache NetBeans GitHub.
Should we simply list all these different options on the download page (together with the Mac OSX installer solution that I saw floating around via Twitter a day or two ago)? Gj On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 10:39 AM Daniel Gruno <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12/26/18 10:30 AM, Geertjan Wielenga wrote: > > So, there's a couple of questions, do we need to start LEGAL issues for > > these: > > No, look up the answers - it's been asked a thousand times over the years > :) > > > > > 1. If we were to create an installer for installing Apache NetBeans > (i.e., > > no JDK included, simply for installing NetBeans), could we distribute > that > > from our Apache NetBeans site? > > See http://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html#compiled-packages > You can, with various notices and caveats in mind, create convenience > binaries, but the project cannot vote on them for obvious reasons, nor > do they count as an official release. There are signing options > available for packages as well. > > > > > 2. Can Oracle or Amazon etc take NetBeans and then create an installer > for > > its JDK and include NetBeans in that installer? > > Yes, that's one of the main points of ALv2 :) Anyone can use/reuse our > software as they see fit, as long as they respect our trademarks, > patents, naming conventions etc. > > > > > 3. What's the status in legal terms of Emilian's CoolBeans, i.e., can > > anyone take Apache NetBeans source code at any point of the release and > > rename it and then provide it in their own way? (I'm assuming Yes here, > but > > would be good to have that very clearly established.) > > Yes, provided they keep the notices intact and do their best to prevent > confusion between their fork and the official product. > > > > > Gj > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 12:33 PM Neil C Smith <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> On Mon, 24 Dec 2018, 10:18 Oliver Rettig <[email protected] wrote: > >> > >>> Should'nt it be possible to create an installer with the nb-installer > >>> infrastructure which can > >>> download a JDK? > >>> > >> > >> How are you going to run a Java-based installer to download a JDK if you > >> don't have a JDK? > >> > >> Even in PraxisLIVE where I can and do bundle a JDK I'm no longer using > the > >> nb-installer infrastructure - too many useful features missing. > >> > >> Best wishes, > >> > >> Neil > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > >
