:) It was your tweet I saw mentioning redistribution of the runtime... On Aug 12, 10:03 pm, opinali <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11 ago, 22:55, jahid <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I did catch a comment that 1.3.1 (just released) lets you package the > > > javafx runtime yourself, but I can't find any doco on this, you might > > > want to look. > > > We can't distribute javafx runtime without application because of > > legal issues. Only Sun/Oracle is suppose to distribute them. > > The JavaFX SDK 1.3.1 contains a new /runtime directory, that contains > all redist files - at least for the Windows platform, but maybe that's > just because I'm looking at the embedded SDK inside my NetBeans 6.9.1 > installed on Windows; maybe the NetBeans or JavaFX SDK downloads for > other platforms will have the redistributables for other platforms. > The redist bundle includes the jar files, native DLLs, runtime JNLPs, > dtfx.js (deployment toolkit) and splash/loading images. You should be > able to set up an internal (LAN / corporate) webserver that serves all > this stuff locally, just change the codebase in your app's jnlps. > Downloading the FX runtime from the LAN will be blindingly fast and > there's the advantage of making updates trivial and automatic; while > also keeping control (e.g. if Oracle releases 1.3.2 but that's buggy > and breaks your app, you just don't put that new runtime in your > internal server). You can also use the same files to create a fully > self-contained app installation with bundled runtime. > > Check this JIRA:http://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-8836, "create > "runtime" directory in JavaFX SDK for offline/re-distribution of > runtime". The title itself makes the whole thing pretty clear. > > The only missing piece, apparently, is licensing terms specific to the > redistributable runtime. I didn't see also, any mention to this new > redist stuff in 1.3.1 - not in the Release Notes, not in blogs from > Oracle people, anything. This is a bit odd considering that the > redistributable runtime was a major RFE from the community, remarkably > for corporate/intranet apps. Maybe this is just a "preview" thing for > us to test, and the license will come later? Anyway I advise to wait > for some formal confirmation from Oracle that this redistribution is > allowed, and on which exact terms. > > A+ > Osvaldo
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