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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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