From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 26 07:29:00 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E23916A4BF for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:29:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns2.xmission.com (ns2.xmission.com [207.254.193.206]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EDF343F3F for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:28:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from [207.135.128.145] (helo=misty.eyesbeyond.com) by ns2.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 19rekh-0003TA-00; Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:24:56 -0600 Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7QEXbC5031409; Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:33:38 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h7QEXZsG031408; Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:33:35 -0600 (MDT) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:33:34 -0600 From: Greg Lewis To: Ari Suutari Message-ID: <20030826143334.GA31392@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <200308261245.27975.ari.suutari@syncrontech.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200308261245.27975.ari.suutari@syncrontech.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question about binary release license X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 14:29:00 -0000 On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 12:45:27PM +0300, Ari Suutari wrote: > I hope I'm wrong, but does the license of binary jdk/jre > released by FreeBSD Foundation prohibit redistribution > of the package ? I think that Sun allows one to redistribute > at least jre with application so why is this different ? I think the best people to contact with this question is the FreeBSD Foundation, they know all the ins and outs of the licensing. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org