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Re: [aspectj-users] redistribution of woven third-party jars
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Hi -
> Distributing an unmodified jar along with code/tools that perform user-site
> (e.g., load-time) modification of the code, however, would seem to be within
> the letter of the license terms you quote.
That might be true, but by the care in which you stated this, I believe
you would agree that it's not the right thing to do, if/since one would
be directing the customer to effectively break the license.
I would discourage anyone from believing that weaving into Sun classes
at load-time or otherwise is not a violation of Sun's license (which,
after all, aims to protect quality/compliance), unless Sun explicitly
states as much. Let's keep bytecode weaving on the level *smile*
Wes
Eric Eide wrote:
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> "Tim" == Tim Peierls <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> Tim> For example, if I weave a logging aspect into the Java Mail jar,
> Tim> is distribution of the resulting jar a violation of clause 2(i) of
> Tim> the Java Mail 1.3 Supplemental License Terms?
> Tim>
> Tim> Sun grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited
> Tim> license to reproduce and distribute the Software in binary
> Tim> code form only, provided that (i) you distribute the Software
> Tim> complete and unmodified and only bundled as part of, and for
> Tim> the sole purpose of running, your Java applets or applications
> Tim> ("Programs") ...
>
> IANAL, but it seems straightforward to me that distributing a modified jar
> would be in violation of clause (i).
>
> Distributing an unmodified jar along with code/tools that perform user-site
> (e.g., load-time) modification of the code, however, would seem to be within
> the letter of the license terms you quote.
>
> Eric.
>
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