Re: [LIP] Lify Cd request

Shantanu Kumar wrote:

> Several computer magazines have distributed standalone JDKs in the past.
> In fact PCQ Linux 2004 has JDK 1.4.2 built into the distro. Probably the
> issue is about presenting the license agreement interface to the user to
> which he is supposed to agree before using the JDK. As long as that can
> be tackled, maybe it should not be all too difficult.

Please read the following for why one should not.
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-java-faq/ch5.html#s5.3.1.1

I wonder if PCQ concerns itself too much about what it includes in its 
CDs. Someone inside had once told me that they sometimes do make an 
effort to get in touch with software development firms to find out 
whether it is legal to distribute their software.

However, like Sun's Java there are a number of cases where I find it 
difficult to belive that PCQ has necessary permission to distribute 
certain content on their CDs. Most of their licensing decisions seem to 
be based on the simple thumbrule - if it can be downloaded for free, we 
can distribute for free.

To be fair, other magazine CD distributors have been even more careless 
in this regard.

 From the debian FAQ,

5.3.1.1 Why is Sun's Java 2 SE (aka jdk 1.2) not available?

Due to license problems. Clause 2 of the license (check also the FAQ) 
that comes with is says:

   Software is confidential and copyrighted. Title to Software and all
   associated intellectual property rights is retained by Sun and/or its
   licensors.  Except as specifically authorized in any Supplemental
   License Terms, you may not make copies of Software, other than a
   single copy of Software for archival purposes.

5.3.2.1 Can Debian distribute IBM's jdk1.1?

It seems not. It has the following license:

Program Code

Consists of the IBM Developer Kit for Linux(R), Java(TM) Technology 
Edition, Version 1.1.8, in Binary Code form, as modified by IBM to run 
on the RedHat(R)6.0 Linux or Caldera(R) OpenLinux 2.2 Operating systems. 
The Program Code consists of the Java virtual machine, the Java platform 
core classes and supporting files (also known as the Java Runtime 
Environment or JRE) Java Tool Kit, Documentation and Java Samples. 
Program Code may include soft copy documentation, readme files, program 
data and such like.

You may only use the Program Code if you are a current licensee of 
Redhat 6.0  Linux or Caldera OpenLinux 2.2 Operating systems and the 
Program Code may only be used in conjunction with such products.

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