[2503] in java-interest
Re: Use of Compiler and other binary classes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thomas Ball)
Tue Oct 3 18:44:53 1995
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 13:22:54 -0700
From: Thomas.Ball@Eng.Sun.COM (Thomas Ball)
To: mikec@metronet.com
Cc: java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
> I was wondering about the ability to utilize the binary classes whose
> sources were not included in the "binary releases". Can we subclass
> and apply the class "Compiler" without violating any license issues
> (i.e. without purchasing the $150k source license)
Yes, but those classes may not be present on all "Java-compatible"
systems. If that level of compatibility isn't required by your app, go
for it. You just shouldn't redistribute those class files as part of
your product -- have your clients get their own copy in some legal
fashion. For example, someone with a Netscape 2.0 browser would need
to pick up a copy of Sun's release for those missing files. The same
works in reverse if Netscape develops their own specialized classes.
Tom Ball
Java Products Group
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