Hi all, This question should be answered by the following blog post: http://blogs.oracle.com/henrik/entry/java_7_questions_answers
Regards, Louis On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Martijn Verburg <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm back - fun trip away from the modern world! > > Are these concerns still out there? Did anyone approach Oracle? Would > they like me to? > > Cheers, > Martijn > > > On 30 July 2011 19:46, Martijn Verburg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm away on a first nations reserve for a few days, but I'll happily bring >> this to Oracle afterwards. Or someone can get hold of Dalibor Topic or one >> of the community team to discuss it a little more quickly. Always good to >> get these things cleared up >> >> Cheers, >> Martijn >> >> >> On Saturday, 30 July 2011, martin_clausen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I don't know what the motive behind this specific license construct >> > is. >> > >> > I do know that it makes it very easy to get into what Oracle could >> > view as a non-compliance situation as most developers / ops persons >> > perceive Java to be freely available (with the exception of Java ME), >> > and will happily install the "Commercial Features" without realizing >> > the consequences. Oracle hasn't exactly made it easy to discover this >> > by making the "Commercial Features" subject to the same license (with >> > the built in exception) as Java 7 SE. >> > >> > /mac >> > >> > On Jul 30, 7:10 pm, Martijn Verburg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> It's good that these things get raised. >> >> >> >> My IANAL take on this. Despite the legal language changes, it is not >> much >> >> (any?) different to how Sun had it with Java 5/6 and the commercial >> products >> >> that hung off that. >> >> >> >> A bunch of us raised this with Oracle back at the start of this year >> and >> >> they were adamant that they didn't intend to change things from how >> Sun ran >> >> it. >> >> >> >> If people are concerned about a particilar point then I'm happy to take >> that >> >> to Oracle, let me know! But i don't think this is a case of it being a >> >> deliberate malicious trap or anything (and I can get suspicious with >> the >> >> best of em ;p) >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Martijn >> >> >> >> On Saturday, 30 July 2011, martin_clausen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > Has anyone noted the language regarding "Commercial Features" in the >> >> > Java 7 SE license agreement? >> >> >> >> > I found it curious and dug a bit around. It appears that while a >> >> > number of Java 7 SE JRockit and Java for Business features are freely >> >> > available for download from Oracle's site and subject to the same >> >> > license agreement as basic Java 7 SE, they may not be used for >> >> > production purposes without a separate license. I have put together a >> >> > short post here >> >> >> >> >> http://www.spyfoos.com/index.php/2011/07/28/oracle-java-7-and-commerc...> >> (shameless plug) that outlines the situation. >> >> >> >> > /mac >> >> >> >> > -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> >> >> >> "The Java Posse" group.> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> >> >> [email protected].> For more options, visit this >> group at >> >> >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "The Java Posse" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> > >> > >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
