Yep. Key issue is "if it's CDDL". Not all of GlassFish is under CDDL.
The following page lists components and corresponding licenses.
http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Projects/GlassFishCodeDependencies
Mark Hansen wrote:
> If it is CDDL, then can it be distributed via a Maven repository?
>
> Carla Mott wrote:
>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> I've been working on an effort to move many of the GlassFish
>> jars into a maven repository. BTW, we have one on java.net already and
>> are planning on moving as much as we can there by JavaOne.
>>
>> Here's a link to the repository
>> https://maven-repository.dev.java.net/nonav/repository
>>
>> License is an issue and that is one reason why it has not been done
>> already.
>> We are working very hard to move as much code to CDDL as possible in the
>> shortest time possible.
>>
>> Stay tunned.
>>
>> Carla
>>
>>
>> Mark Hansen wrote:
>>
>>> Can I put GlassFish JARs out on a maven repository that I maintain?
>>> I've got a bunch of tutorial/examples that will be published along
>>> with a book. I build/run the examples using maven - and the maven
>>> repository has GlassFish JARs. I'd like to make this same repository
>>> available to my readers. Is that possible within the license?
>>>
>>> Really, all the build process needs is javaee.jar. However, to make
>>> things really easy for my readers, I'd like to include a "maven
>>> install-glassfish" process that sets up GlassFish with all the right
>>> defaults, etc. to run the book's examples. This, of course, requires
>>> me to put all of GlassFish out on my repository.
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate if is someone from Sun can advise me on this, either
>>> on this forum or to me email: mark [at] javector [dot] com.
>>>
>>> -- Mark
>>>
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe_at_glassfish.dev.java.net
>>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-help_at_glassfish.dev.java.net
>>>
>>
>>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe_at_glassfish.dev.java.net
> For additional commands, e-mail: users-help_at_glassfish.dev.java.net
>
--
Carla Mott
Sun Microsystems
carla.mott_at_sun.com