Well, who am I, but I would say just don't bundle the reader! If you had to bundle a viewer, you could possibly get by with GSView which I guess is part of ghostScript, or just give them a link to download the Acrobat reader instead of bundling it with your app...
2c -Matt --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hey Guys, > > We are looking at using your iText library in a > stand-alone java based > commerical product. I was concerned about the > legality of using your > library for PDF creation in terms of paying a > licensing fee to Adobe. > > I was curious about the legality of distributing the > free Acrobat Reader > and so I went the Adobe license agreement for > distributing Reader web site > (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrdistribute.html) > and I was > reading the fine print of the End User License > Agreement Supplement to > Permit Distribution, (which is at the bottom of the > above page) and I came > across the following disconcerting clause. > > I have repeated the clause below: > > . > . > . > > > > > > > B. Other Distribution. Subject to the limitations > set forth below, you may reproduce and > distribute unlimited copies of the Software (a) as > bundled with other software or Scalable > Vector Graphic (SVG) content through electronic > means (including, without limitation, > electronic software download), (b) as bundled with > other software, Portable Document Format > (PDF) content or SVG format content on tangible > media and (c) on a standalone basis solely on > tangible media; provided, however, that you are not > authorized to bundle the Software with any > other software, plug-in or enhancement which uses > or relies upon the Software when converting > or transforming SVG or PDF files into other file > formats (e.g., a PDF file into a JPEG, SVG or > TIFF file, or an SVG file into a JPEG, PDF, PNG or > SWF file). Further, you are not authorized > to bundle the Adobe Acrobat Reader Software with > any (i) PDF creation software not licensed > from Adobe Systems Incorporated, (ii) Adobe Acrobat > Reader plug-in software not developed in > accordance with the Adobe Integration Key License > Agreement or (iii) other software or > enhancement that uses Inter Application > Communication (IAC) to programmatically interface > with > Adobe Acrobat Reader for the purpose of (A) > creating a file that contains data (e.g., an XML > or comments file), (B) saving modifications to a > PDF file or (C) rendering a PDF file in such > other software's application window. > > > > > > > > > > > > Now because our product was to be shipped on a CD > which would install our Java code, along > with your iText jars and the free Adobe Acrobat > Reader on the customer's machine. > > > Now the above clause is in conflict with the > section you quote from the PDF Reference guide > (http://www.lowagie.com/iText/faq.html#adobe) and > so I thought you guys could give me some > guidance on how to proceed on the legality of using > your iText Library in my private > commerical development. > > > > Thanx, > > > > Ninju Bohra > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application > Developer's Conference > August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- > http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm > > _______________________________________________ > iText-questions mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
