From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 1 16:49:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6006C16A4CE for ; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 16:49:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.giallarhorn.org (orv.dslbr.toad.net [66.159.78.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CFCB43D58 for ; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 16:48:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from technews@giallarhorn.org) Received: from [172.16.1.6] (jord.giallarhorn.org [172.16.1.6]) i71Gr8LU051446; Sun, 1 Aug 2004 12:53:08 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from technews@giallarhorn.org) Message-ID: <410D1EF8.6010601@giallarhorn.org> Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 12:48:56 -0400 From: orv Organization: Giallarhorn.org User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7 (Windows/20040616) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bill Moran References: <20040801122038.19be94c2.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20040801122038.19be94c2.wmoran@potentialtech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=ham version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on sif.giallarhorn.org cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [OT?] Sun/Java licensing X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 16:49:00 -0000 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