Upon what expert legal argument do you determine that an on-demand download does not constitute "as part of"? Have you been taking classes in US law on the side?
You don't have a clue what you are talking about, I will consult someone that does. In the mean time - any work that anyone undertakes based on your flakey reasoning will likely be time wasted. Ian. On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 05:54:08PM +0100, Toad wrote: > On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 09:52:23AM -0700, Ian Clarke wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 12:27:23PM +0100, Dave Hooper wrote: > > > This seems like the only approach is, as Toad suggested, to have two > > > installers, one which just downloads Freenet, one which downloads Freenet > > > and the JRE. It's the second point that is critical - we're not allowed > > > to host an installer that JUST installs JRE, which is exactly what > > > jre-win32-latest.exe is, and this is how we're in violation of the > > > licence. > > > > I simply don't understand this argument, and it flies in the face of > > common sense that Sun would have any objection to what we are currently > > doing. > > License to Distribute Software. Subject to the terms and conditions of > this Agreement, including, but not limited to the Java Technology > Restrictions of these Supplemental Terms, Sun grants you a > non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license without fees to > reproduce and distribute the Software, provided that (i) you distribute > the Software complete and unmodified (unless otherwise specified in the > applicable README file) and only bundled as part of, and for the sole > purpose of running, your Programs, (ii) the Programs add significant and > primary functionality to the Software, (iii) you do not distribute > additional software intended to replace any component(s) of the Software > (unless otherwise specified in the applicable README file), (iv) you do > not remove or alter any proprietary legends or notices contained in the > Software, (v) you only distribute the Software subject to a license > agreement that protects Sun's interests consistent with the terms > contained in this Agreement, and (vi) you agree to defend and indemnify > Sun and its licensors from and against any damages, costs, liabilities, > settlement amounts and/or expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred > in connection with any claim, lawsuit or action by any third party that > arises or results from the use or distribution of any and all Programs > and/or Software. > > > > > Please refrain from taking any action based on amature lawyering, if we > > really think there is a problem I will consult Sun directly and find out > > what the situation is. > > > > Ian. > > > > -- > > Ian Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Coordinator, The Freenet Project http://freenetproject.org/ > > Founder, Locutus http://locut.us/ > > Personal Homepage http://locut.us/ian/ > > > > -- > Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ > ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so. -- Ian Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Coordinator, The Freenet Project http://freenetproject.org/ Founder, Locutus http://locut.us/ Personal Homepage http://locut.us/ian/
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