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JVM distribution inside my software pckage
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| Hi,
I have some product written in native language which use Sun JVM.
I am distributing whole JVM inside my product so user
does not need to have Java installed.
As JVM is aprox. 70MB in size, my installation is 70Mb bigger.
There is two installations - full package for licensing and smaller
demo package with lot's of limitation (no save, no print, no export ....)
This demo package is still 70MB bigger because of Sun JVM.
So, licensing package will remain with full Sun JVM distribution inside but
for demo package to make it smaller for download I would like to include
only needed parts of Sun JVM.
My question is...can I do that , is it legal to remove parts of Sun JVM and
jars
which are not needed (only for demo apckage, not for full licensing
package)?
Cheers,
Tom!
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| Oliver Wong 2006-05-24, 7:07 pm |
| "Niko" <nomail@noadr.hr> wrote in message
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> My question is...can I do that , is it legal to remove parts of Sun JVM
> and
> jars
> which are not needed (only for demo apckage, not for full licensing
> package)?
You'll want to consult with lawyers, not programmers, for this question.
But my understanding is "No, it's not legal".
- Oliver
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"Oliver Wong" <owong@castortech.com> wrote in message
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> "Niko" <nomail@noadr.hr> wrote in message
> news:e518av$eeo$1@sunce.iskon.hr...
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> You'll want to consult with lawyers, not programmers, for this
question.
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> But my understanding is "No, it's not legal".
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> - Oliver
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Thanks!
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| Dale King 2006-05-25, 7:06 pm |
| Niko wrote:
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> is it legal to remove parts of Sun JVM and
> jars
> which are not needed (only for demo apckage, not for full licensing
> package)?
You can subset a little bit. In the install directory of the JDK there
should be a Readme.html file. In that file there is a section on
redistribution and it specifies what you can remove from the JRE when
distributing.
I'm not sure if the new licensing terms recently announced changes this.
--
Dale King
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