On 28 Oct, Martin Schröder wrote:
> On 1999-10-27 12:46:44 -0700, Ruchir Tewari wrote:
>> Can the blackdown linux jdk be shipped with a product ?
>
> The 1.1.x versions can be shipped; of the 1.2.x versions only the
> jre can be shipped since the jdk is still beta.
>
> Just read the LICENSE files.
Neither JDK can be redistributed; the license is explicit about that.
You need to make a deal with Sun to get redistribution rights. From
part 1 of the the JDK1.1.7 license:
> Licensee may make one archival copy of the Software
> and may re-distribute complete, unmodified copies of the Software to
> software developers within Licensee's organization to avoid unnecessary
> download time, provided that this License conspicuously appear with all
> copies of the Software. Except for the foregoing, Licensee may not
> re-distribute the Software in whole or in part, either separately or
> included with a product.
Only the JRE has liberal redistribution terms.
Nathan
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