And of course I wasn't entirely thinking with my earlier response... of course you can't bundle GSView with a commercial app since it is GPL'd, at least some versions are I think... but anyway, a PDF viewer is becoming so standard these days, I got a copy of Acrobat reader with my printer.
-Matt --- Jose Sandoval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [etc...] Further, you are not authorized to bundle > the Adobe Acrobat Reader > Software with any (i) PDF creation software not > licensed from Adobe Systems > Incorporated [etc...] > > There is no conflict. Do not bundle Acrobat Reader > with your CD unless your > app is licensed by Adobe. This has nothing to do > with the iText API used to > generate the PDF file, it's your application that > needs to be licensed... > -- > Jose' > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: May 21, 2002 2:10 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [iText-questions] Use iText to generate > PDF w/o licensing from > > Adobe > > > > > > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________________________ > > 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!? 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