Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:41:06 +0100 From: "Koster, K.J." <K.J.Koster@kpn.com> To: 'FreeBSD Java mailing list' <freebsd-java@freebsd.org> Subject: Question: Java legal issues in layman's terms? Message-ID: <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E452201313AD1@l04.research.kpn.com>
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Dear Java people,
This is something that's been bugging me for a while, and I was hoping that
someone could shed some light on this issue.
There seem to be a lot of legal restraints that keep us from simply building
and releasing a JDK port. I can see that Sun is trying to hold on to Java as
much as possible, but I don't quite understand what the implications are for
us. Could someone please shed some light for me?
*) Are we allowed to release a binary installation kit for
FreeBSD?
*) What are the issues with Motif? How do they affect our
porting effort?
*) Are we allowed to call it "Java" without Sun's approval?
*) What other legal considerations have I not even thought
of?
Kees Jan
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