On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 10:39:19PM -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote: [...] } This is what comes with IBM's Java SDK } ==================================================== } Licensed Materials - Property of IBM } IBM(R) 32-bit SDK for Linux(R) on iSeries(TM) and pSeries(TM), Java(TM) 2 Technology Edition, Version 1.4.2 } IBM(R) 32-bit Runtime Environment for Linux(R) on iSeries(TM) and pSeries(TM), Java(TM) 2 Technology Edition, Version 1.4.2 } } (c) Copyright Sun Microsystems Inc, 1992-2003. All rights reserved. } (c) Copyright IBM Corporation, 1996-2004. All rights reserved. } } The Apache Software License, Version 1.1 } Copyright (c) 1999-2002 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved. } } This product is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG group. } } The Java(tm) technology is owned and exclusively licensed by } Sun Microsystems Inc. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc. in } the U.S. and other countries. [...] } And the Apache Software License, Version 1.1 [...] } "This product includes software developed by the Apache Software } Foundation (http://www.apache.org/)." [...] } So perhaps I'm reading this wrong (I'm no lawyer) but it seems to me } that redistribution, modified or otherwise, is permitted providing the 5 } guidelines above. } } No?
No. Notice the line "This product *includes* software developed by the Apached Software Foundation" (emphasis mine). There is some Apache code in there, and they are disclosing that, but Apache is not a viral license and does not require that the entire system be released under the Apache license. A good chunk of the software is copyright Sun or IBM, and they have their own licensing terms for how you can use it or distribute it. } Eric Gaumer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --Greg
