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RE: [wtp-pmc] FW: Clarifying Java EE DTD/Schema licenses

Janet, the language in this one is very different:

 

This document may be reproduced and distributed but may
not be changed without prior written authorization of Sun and its
licensors, if any.”

 

Are DTDs/Schemas with that language permissible for redistribution?

 


From: wtp-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wtp-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lawrence Mandel
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 11:46 AM
To: WTP PMC communications (including coordination, announcements, and Group discussions)
Cc: WTP PMC communications (including coordination, announcements, and Group discussions); Janet Campbell; wtp-pmc-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [wtp-pmc] FW: Clarifying Java EE DTD/Schema licenses

 


Just so I can beat this to death, Eclipse is already redistributing web-app_2_3.dtd [1] from [2] in the org.eclipse.equinox.servlet.api plug-in [3]. This file looks to have a very similar license to the J2EE schemas and contains the same license as the rest of the J2EE 2.3 DTDs. Was this file reviewed and approved? If so, can we bundle the rest of the DTDs from [2] that contain the same license?

[1] http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd
[2] http://java.sun.com/dtd/
[3] http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/org.eclipse.equinox.servlet.api/javax/servlet/resources/web-app_2_3.dtd?rev=1.1&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup


Thanks,

Lawrence Mandel

Software Developer
IBM Rational Software
Phone: 905 - 413 - 3814   Fax: 905 - 413 - 4920
lmandel@xxxxxxxxxx


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Sounds like the death knell for redistribution of the J2EE DTDs/Schemas.
If I learn anything else, I'll let you know, but for now WTP will have
to assume no redist.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Shannon [mailto:bill.shannon@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 11:19 AM
To: Tim Wagner
Cc: graham.hamilton@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Clarifying Java EE DTD/Schema licenses

Tim Wagner wrote:
> Wondering if either of you gents can help me out on this question: The

> 1.3/1.4/5.0 schemas and DTDs at
>
>  
>
> http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/index.html
>
>  
>
> contain the language "No part of this document may be reproduced in
any
> form by any means without prior written authorization of Sun and its
> licensors, if any."
>
>  
>
> but the page on which they occur says, "Unless otherwise licensed,
code
> in all technical manuals herein (including articles, FAQs, samples) is

> provided under this License
> <http://developers.sun.com/global/berkeley_license.html>." [reproduced

> below]
>
>  
>
> I'm trying to determine which language applies to these files. Many
thanks,

Ultimately this is a question for lawyers, and IANAL.

My belief is that the copyright/license information in the individual
files overrides the general information at the bottom of the page.

Still, these files are available to you as a Java EE licensee under the
terms of your license, so the license here may not be relevant to you.

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