Shawn Walker wrote: > C. Bergström wrote: >> Shawn Walker wrote: >>> C. Bergström wrote: >>>> Ché Kristo wrote: >>>>> The license is same as ss12... >>>>> >>>>> ss12 and ssx are not redistributable and the license is not >>>>> transferable. >>>>> >>>>> Unlike most other software from Sun SS is not yet (??) open source >>>>> but is free as in beer...support contracts available however. >>>>> >>>>> As with all things legal consult your *professional* legal counsel >>>>> for authoritative advice =) >>>>> >>>> afaik. the license isn't the same as SS12.. SSX by default is >>>> restricted to evaluation uses only.. However, the real world >>>> perspective seems to be that they want it used for any purpose >>>> (even commercially) and that those using it register, give feedback >>>> and understand there's no support available for it. >>>> >>>> I thought that everything on the os2008* release *was/is* >>>> redistributable though and that's one of the key differences >>>> between it and the software packaged with SXCE.. Anyway.. I have >>>> informal replies from off-list that helped clarify some of these >>>> questions. >>> Indeed, the SS12 license found here: >>> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/tools/sun_studio_tools/sss12ent_license/ >>> >>> >>> >>> Says that: >>> "Permitted Use: You may reproduce and use the Software for >>> Individual, Commercial, and Research and Instructional Use, subject >>> to and conditioned on Your compliance with the Additional Terms below." >>> >>> No one can give you legal advice here, but in general, anything on >>> pkg.opensolaris.org is supposed to be redistributable. >>> >> The difference between the SS12 license you reference and the >> Technology Evaluation License is quite the contrast... Would it also >> be possible for the latest SSX version to made available under this >> same license or something similar? Certain parts of OpenSolaris >> where there's inline asm could benefit and make it possible to not >> hardcode the use of gcc. > > According to the documentation at dlc.sun.com, the version of Studio > Express found on pkg.opensolaris.org is redistributable according to > the term of the OpenSolaris binary license: > > http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/IPS/instdevsoft.html > "A key highlight of the Sun Studio Express 5/08 release is that the > Sun Studio team has joined the OpenSolaris community to provide a > binary distribution that is redistributable by the community governed > by the OpenSolaris Binary License." Ok. this is exactly what I was looking for.. I think my last question is if the SunStudioExpress package included with 05/08 will be updated with each SSX release or how that's working? I've not updated for a while so maybe it's already updated and I just need to pull the packages..
Cheers, ./C ps.. Shawn thanks for taking the time to clarify the points and point out explicitly where the license bits are. _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
