Newsgroup: it.comp.java
Titolo: Licenza per utilizzo di Java

Salve!
Ho cercato di leggere la licenza di Java 1.3 in inglese, ma purtroppo
le mie nozioni non sono bastate. Il problema sostanziale è: ma quanto
costa? La licenza parla di un fee da pagare, ma non c'e' scritto
quanto e non ho capito bene quando. 
Di puo' fare na preve traduzione/riassunto in italiano?
Grazie

 quanto e non ho capito bene quando.
Se non ricordo male devi pagare solo in caso riutilizzi (parte de)i
sorgenti forniti con il JDK stesso.
Ciao,
 Stefano
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Bill Gollum
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  Stefano
A me sembra che la licenza vada pagata solo se si distribuisce, con i propri
programmi Java, il JDK;  JRE puň essere liberamente distribuito senza
versare alcunchč a Sun, ed ai fini dell'utente č il JRE che serve.
Ciao,
Scorpio.
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versare alcunchè a Sun, ed ai fini dell'utente è il JRE che serve.
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computer hardware for which the corresponding fee has been paid.
Ti sei perso il successivo
"JAVA(TM) DEVELOPMENT KIT (JDK(TM)) VERSION 1.2 SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS",
dove dice chiaramente che puoi sviluppare applet e applicazioni gratis.
-- 
God is Real, unless declared Integer.
ObjectZone - 
http://space.tin.it/computer/csadun/

OK, io posso sviluppare gratis...ma gli utenti? In effetti la licenza
che stavo leggendo è quella del plug-in. Quindi sviluppare e' gratis,
ma eseguire?
La licenza del plug-in parla anche di "terzi". Il mio problema e' se
un'applet sviluppata per uso interno alla societa' deve pagare per
ogni JRE che installa.
Ciao
On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 13:10:00 GMT, 
crs...@tin.it
 (Cristiano Sadun)
wrote:
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Back to Business and Licensing
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT LICENSING JAVA
Source Code vs. Binaries
Do I need source code to write applets or applications?
No. All you need to write applets or applications is the Java Developer's
Kit (JDK). You only need source code if you want to merge our OEM source
code into a product (commercial or noncommercial), port the Java language to
another platform, or another use that specifically requires reviewing the
source.
What is in the JDK? How do I get it?
The Java Developer's Kit (JDK) contains the Java interpreter, compiler
(javac), the debugger (jdb), and the AppletViewer. Refer to the Binary
License Agreement to agree to the binary license and download these
binaries.
Non-Commercial Use of Source Code
I want to review the Java source code and I'm not planning on using it for
any commercial purpose. How do I get it?
If you aren't planning on incorporating Java into a commercial product, or
doing any sort of external redistribution, we have an Internal Noncommercial
Use Source License available at no charge. Please see the following URL:
http://java.sun.com/nav/business/source_form.html
You will need to download a multi-page license agreement, read and sign it,
then fax it back to us at 
650-786-0673
. When we receive the fax, we email
you the full instructions for downloading your personal copy of the source.
May I pass Java Source Code to employees belonging to other departments
and/or divisions of my company, after I fax the signed form and get the
Source Code ?
The Java Internal Source License is not intended to be distributed freely by
third parties. We require that a distribution within your company be limited
to persons located at the address, as specified on the Java Internal
Noncommercial Use Source License. All persons using the Java souce code are
bound by the terms of the original agreement. For any additional
distribution within a company another Java Internal Noncommercial Use Source
License must be executed.
May I redistribute the binaries derived from the source?
You may redistribute the ports that you derive from the source code,
provided that they are not currently being redistributed already by Sun
(Win32, Linux, and SPARC/Solaris), and they are not bundled with a product.
Thus, you may make the binaries available widely on the World-Wide Web, for
example. We do require that there is no charge for them, the notices are
passed on, and the Sun's binary code license is passed on and adhered to.
If I am porting Java to another platform, what parts am I allowed to share
with other developers?
You may post the "diffs" of the source code on the web as long as they are
from the platform dependent part, ONLY and are required for testing and/or
implementing the port.
All'indirizzo :
http://java.sun.com/nav/business/license-faq.html
ho trovato quanto segue:
" Commercial Use of Source Code
How do I know if I need a commercial source code license?
Commercial source licensing is required if you want to take our OEM source
code and merge it into a commercial product. For example, browser companies
that add the Java interpreter and class libraries to their browsers.
You do not need a source code license to write and distribute applets or
applications in the Java language. Sun's binary license on our web page
permits developers to write software in the Java language, as well as
distribution of the binaries for the Java interpreter along with
applications, at no cost."
Mi sembra quindi chiaro che la licenza è necessaria, in pratica, non per lo
sviluppatore di applicazioni/applet java ma per lo sviluppatore di sistemi
di sviluppo/utilizzo della tecnologia Java.
In pratica, uno che vuole scrivere e vendere un browser piuttosto che un IDE
tipo JBuilder o che altro
incorporandoci un compilatore/interprete Java, e per far ciò deve utilizzare
il sorgente di Java stesso,
deve pagare una licenza. Tutti gli altri, no.
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