> On Feb 18, 1999, Alex Nicolaou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > If you only want to use your changes for research purposes - for
> > students studying the ideas you have, for example, or as part of a
> > thesis - you're not stuck. If you want to distribute the working code to
> > end-users who aren't doing research, then you are stuck.
>
> I need to distribute my code for others to validate my research,
> that's the point.
If that's the only reason you need to distribute your code, then I'd
say that that is legitimate "Research Use" in the terms of Sun's
license, and you are permitted to release it provided it is
accompanied by a file that says that it hasn't been tested with the
JCK and that the recipient cannot deploy it for purposes other than
research without first getting certified by Sun.
In other words, if the transitive closure of all your users and their
users are all using the software for research, you can distribute it
freely and without payment or validation by Sun.
alex
