Well historically I think that some of those document fxml/css have been released under BSD. I know that because I needed that to ship e(fx)clipse.
See http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kcr/RT-34389/javafx-samples-8.0.0-ea/src/Ensemble8/cssref/cssref.html Tom On 31.08.18 20:58, Kevin Rushforth wrote: > I can at least ask whether this would be possible. > > -- Kevin > > > On 8/31/2018 11:51 AM, Mike Hearn wrote: >> Well, I'm not thinking about my needs here - I've already learned the >> framework. I'm more wondering how people will learn and get the tools >> for JavaFX development in future. Up until Java 11 you could at least >> go to a single website, click on fairly obvious links, end up at the >> Java 8 docs for JavaFX and start learning. Post Java 11 .... where do >> users go? A wiki page? That seems rather hard to find. >> >> Given the Oracle has graciously open sourced so much of the Oracle JDK >> for OpenJDK, I wonder if there's any chance of the docs being open >> sourced too so they can be reformatted, refreshed and put onto a new >> website by the community? It seems a shame to let them bit-rot. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 19:21:56, Kevin Rushforth >> <kevin.rushfo...@oracle.com <mailto:kevin.rushfo...@oracle.com>> wrote: >> >> Ah, OK. As far as I know, the FX 8 non-API docs aren't going >> anywhere, but as you note they also aren't being updated. >> >> They are not under an open-source license. You would need to read >> the license to see what the terms of use are and whether that >> would meet your needs. >> >> -- Kevin >> >> >> On 8/31/2018 9:36 AM, Mike Hearn wrote: >>> I was actually referring to all the docs that *aren't* JavaDocs, >>> like the tutorials, the CSS reference, the getting started >>> guides, interop guides etc. >>> >>> As far as I know they haven't been updated since Java 8, however >>> the API is backwards compatible so they are still useful learning >>> materials. I am also not sure if they're open source licensed >>> though. >>> >>> It would be a huge pity and a big drag on adoption if the >>> community had to effectively produce an all new set of non-API >>> docs _from scratch_. >> >> > -- Tom Schindl, CTO BestSolution.at EDV Systemhaus GmbH Eduard-Bodem-Gasse 5-7. A-6020 Innsbruck Reg. Nr. FN 222302s am Firmenbuchgericht Innsbruck
