Mozilla Staff, Thanks for taking the time to read this.
The specific question I have involves Rhino 1.5R3 which is available under NPL 1.1 Part of Rhino 1.5R3 contains a JS.JAR file. Our developers would like to "call" the functions embodied by the JS.JAR file. The developers have no desire to modify the source code or even use the source code. The only use of the JS.JAR file is its functionality. The question is: may a commercial provider of software use the file and distribute it as part of its proprietary code without having to release the source code of its application or make it available to the public under an open source license? If so, will the developer's patent rights be affected in any way ? Thanks, Peter
