On Thursday 06 April 2006 11:45, Alan D. Cabrera wrote: > Interesting. What is so legally "magical" about the Sun jars being in > a kit as opposed to them being in a maven repo? I don't see the > difference.
Me either, but that's why you and I aren't lawyers. The lawyers have to make their money somehow, usually at the expense of us. :-) Seriously, if you read the Sun Binary Code License (http://www.java.com/en/download/license.jsp) which the older Sun jars are distributed under, section B of the supplement specifically lay out the re-distribution rights of the jars. Specifically: (i) you distribute the Software complete and unmodified and only bundled as part of, and for the sole purpose of running, your Programs, (ii) the Programs add significant and primary functionality to the Software Putting the jars in a celtix distribution is OK as celtix meets both of those. Putting the jars into a maven repository where you can just download the individual jar does not. Anyway, a bunch of Lawyers have looked at the licenses, both from IONA as well as the Maven folks and all have pretty much come to the same conclusion. Legally, there isn't anything we can do about it. You and I can complain/argue/etc.. all we want, but the lawyers really have the final say in this case until Sun changes the license (or sets up their own maven repository). Enjoy! -- J. Daniel Kulp Principal Engineer IONA P: 781-902-8727 C: 508-380-7194 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
