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RE: Re: JAXB distribution rights?

From: Andrew Ferguson <Andrew.Ferguson_at_arm.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 18:11:33 +0100

> Please do not ever base licensing and distribution decisions
> on what you find on the web. Andreas obviously does not
> understand the licensing terms for JAXB and it is unfortunate
> that he didn't contact someone at Sun before publishing that comment.

I'll add that to the other lesson I've learnt today (check licenses
before you finish development..)

> To address your questions, yes, JAXB is redistributable. You
> are free to ship the binaries with your product according the
> guidelines listed in the JWSDP release notes[1] and
> license[2]. The release notes list which jars you are
> required and allowed to ship.

great, that's a wonderful thing to hear :)
 
> What makes the JWSDP license a little confusing is that it
> outlines terms for two different kinds of components in the
> pack: "Early Access (EA)" and "First Customer Ship (FCS)".
> The EA parts of the license restrict the usage and
> distribution of products that aren't 100% stable. This does
> not apply to JAXB, which is an FCS component. Another
> slightly confusing aspect of the license is that it contains
> a lot of boilerplate information that is clarified in the
> release notes for redistributable components[1]. We are
> working to make this easier to understand.
>
> In the mean time, please have your legal department review
> this information and feel free to contact us if you have
> additional questions. We also have a private e-mail alias if
> you would prefer to continue this discussion off the list:
> jaxb-comments_at_sun.com.

thanks, I will pass this on to the legal team,
Andrew

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