Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 12:48:56 -0400 From: orv <technews@giallarhorn.org> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [OT?] Sun/Java licensing Message-ID: <410D1EF8.6010601@giallarhorn.org> In-Reply-To: <20040801122038.19be94c2.wmoran@potentialtech.com> References: <20040801122038.19be94c2.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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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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