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ANNOUNCE: Formation of jade.org: The Java(tm) Developers Organization
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan I. Ezor)
Tue Feb 6 12:53:13 1996
From: jezor@jade.org (Jonathan I. Ezor)
To: java-interest@java.sun.com
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 16:36:48 GMT
Reply-To: jezor@jade.org
(Note: This was previously discussed in a reply message posted to
comp.lang.java, but is being reposted for those who did not see it)
jade.org: The Java(tm) Developers Organization has been created to
promote and protect the interests of Java developers. The primary
purpose is to help Java developers create licenses for their applets,
and provide a mechanism by which applet users will be required to
enter into licenses prior to using such applets. We see Java
developers at a potential disadvantage compared to other programmers,
since the delivery of Java applets generally doesn't include a shrink
wrap package or passthrough screen on which developer-protecting
license terms can be displayed and agreed to. Java applets just run;
that's their beauty, and that's their risk to developers. But it
doesn't have to be that way.
jade.org has created a set of form licenses for our members to use for
different classes of applets. We currently segment our applets into
three classes which we call "freelets" (like freeware, with no payment
of any kind), "sharelets" (like shareware, with a small one-time or
annual payment by users), and "vendlets" (pay-per-view applets, for
business use, which carry with them per-use charges). We help our
members collect any relevant fees for sharelets or vendlets, verify
applets and classes being included in member applets, and plan to
provide other services depending on our members' needs.
jade.org: The Java Developers Organization may be reached at its new
Web site:
<URL:http://www.jade.org>
You may also send e-mail to info@jade.org. We look forward to serving
the Java developers community.
Jonathan I. Ezor, New Media Attorney, Davis & Gilbert
General Counsel, jade.org: The Java Developers Organization
"Working to Protect the Interests of Java Developers"
jezor@jade.org
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