On 10/23/01 5:55 PM, "Jason van Zyl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/23/01 2:38 PM, "Jon Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> on 10/23/01 10:40 AM, "Jason van Zyl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> I want to distribute the JSSE jars with the Turbine Development Kit but I'm
>>> not entirely sure if it's legal. On the JSSE website it says that "the
>>> binary implementation may be used royalty-free as part of commercial
>>> applications", but in the license it says for internal use only?
>>
>> It is not legal.
>
> If that is indeed the case does anyone know of any JSSE implementations that
> can be distributed?
>
Why is it not legal? According to the license posted by jason, there is a
supplemental section that reads :
SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS
These supplemental license terms ("Supplement") add to or
modify the terms of the Binary Code License Agreement
(collectively, the "Agreement"). Capitalized terms not
defined in this Supplement shall have the same meanings
ascribed to them in the Agreement. These Supplement terms
shall supersede any inconsistent or conflicting terms in
the Agreement, or in any license contained within the
Software.
1. License to Distribute. Sun grants you a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, royalty-free, limited license to (a) use
the binary form of the Software for the sole purpose of
designing, developing and testing your JavaTM applets and
applications intended to run on a compatible Java
environment (the "Programs"), provided that the Programs
add significant and primary functionality to the Software,
and (b) reproduce and distribute the binary form of the
Software through multiple tiers of distribution provided
that you: (i) distribute the Software complete and
unmodified; (ii) do not distribute additional software
intended to supersede any component(s) of the Software;
(iii) do not remove or alter any proprietary
legends or notices contained in or on the Software; and
(iv) only distribute the Software pursuant to a license
agreement that protects Sun's interests consistent with the
terms contained in this Agreement, and provides that Sun is
a third party beneficiary to such license agreement. If you
distribute the Software pursuant to this paragraph, you
must include the following statement as part of product
documentation (whether hard copy or electronic), as a
part of a copyright page or proprietary rights notice
page, in an "About" box or in any other form reasonably
designed to make the statement visible to users of the
Software: "This product includes code licensed from
RSA Data Security".
The only problem that I see is (iv). Is that it?
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Geir Magnusson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
System and Software Consulting
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freeness of speech." - Benjamin Franklin
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