Re: [OT?] Sun/Java licensing

[orv]

Bill Moran wrote:
I'm getting lost in Suns marketing-oriented webpages, and I can't seem
to find the information I need.
I'm going to start doing Java development, and I'm trying to make sure
that all my legal ducks are in a row.  Can someone point me to a
document that explains what's up with Java licensing.  I mean, if I
install jdk14 to develop java apps, can I resell those apps?  There was
a warning that said something about not redistributing binaries, but
it's too vague to tell me whether that means bytecode genereated by
the java compiler, or binaries that would result from me tweaking the
jdk itself.
I'm looking for a little clarification!
TIA.
not sure of a specific url that answers your questions.
However having been a java developer for a while you can redistribute 
your app anyway you'd like, however you cannot redistribute SUN's 
JRE/JDK without their premission.

Only apps i've seen that redistribute JRE/JDK are IDE's ...
hth
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Re: [OT?] Sun/Java licensing

[Chuck Swiger]

Bill Moran wrote:
I'm going to start doing Java development, and I'm trying to make sure
that all my legal ducks are in a row.  Can someone point me to a
document that explains what's up with Java licensing.
There are two licenses you care about, the one with the Java 1.4 SDK, which says:
B.  Redistribution.  This Agreement does not grant you the right to 
redistribute Software.  Please refer to the following URL for information 
regarding the redistribution of Software if you are interested in redistribution:

http://sun.com/software/products/appsrvr/appsrvr_oem.html
...in other words, Sun would like to sell you a license to run the software in 
production.  However, you don't have to do that if you don't want to, as the 
other license for the Java Runtime Environment, at:

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/j2re-1_4_2_05-license.txt
...is freely available, and is what your end-users will need to accept in 
order to run your programs.

I mean, if I install jdk14 to develop java apps, can I resell those apps?
Sure, you own the software you write-- obviously providing you don't include 
any of Sun's code with your software, indemnify Sun against all evil, etc etc.

There was a warning that said something about not redistributing binaries,
but it's too vague to tell me whether that means bytecode genereated by the
java compiler, or binaries that would result from me tweaking the jdk
itself.
That's correct.  You're not supposed to tweak the JRE itself, nor write 
software which changes things like how the java.* and com.sun.* packages work.

[ No, Virginia, Java is not OSI open source. :-)]
--
-Chuck
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