jBoss CVS Development wrote:
> User: mulder
> Date: 01/02/07 21:08:19
[snip]
> + private void setLicense(Element element)
> + throws DeploymentException
> + {
> + try
> + {
> + Element requiredE = MetaData.getUniqueChild(element,
> + "license-required");
> + Element descriptionE = MetaData.getOptionalChild(element,
> + "description");
> + boolean required = new
>Boolean(getElementContent(requiredE).trim()).booleanValue();
> + if(required) {
> + log.warning("By using this resource adapter, you are accepting the");
> + log.warning("following license. If you object to the license, you");
> + log.warning("must undeploy the resource adapter immediately.");
> + log.warning(getElementContent(descriptionE).trim());
> + } else {
> + log.warning("This resource adapter has license terms that you may");
> + log.warning("want to be aware of, though you are not required to");
> + log.warning("accept them in order to use the adapter.");
> + }
> + }
I have a problem with this. Software licenses apply only to copying,
because they are an artifact of copyright law. If you have legally
obtained the software (for which you may have had to agree to a license
because you may have copied it) you can *use* it an any way you want.
Deploying a resource adapter is firmly covered by fair use.
Toby.
P.S. IANAL
