> It was my understanding that this is not the case :
>
> <P>Internal Deployment of Compliant Covered Code is considered a
> Commercial Use and is subject to payment of "per unit" royalties to Sun
> based on the
> intended Field of Use, in the same manner as Commercial Use.
> Implementations
> of the Java<SUP>tm</SUP> 2 SDK must include Added Value.
>
> That not even the same as freely distributed.
>
> Mike
>
This doesn't apply to research/non-profit use. This is for companies like IBM
who'll make some changes to the JVM to help support their products
internally...I'm not defending it, just trying to shed some light.
-Justin Chapweske
Developer for Speiros Java Desktop project