>> 2. Can Oracle or Amazon etc take NetBeans and then create an installer for >> its JDK and include NetBeans in that installer?
>Yes, that's one of the main points of ALv2 :) Anyone can use/reuse our >software as they see fit, as long as they respect our trademarks, >patents, naming conventions etc. PS: But can Oracle do a JDK + NetBeans 'bundle' (or something that adds a few Oracle-specific modules)? I assume they can't release something called 'NetBeans', correct? --emi http://coolbeans.xyz/ - CoolBeans: An IDE for Java, JavaEE, PHP and more! On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 11:39 AM Daniel Gruno <humbed...@apache.org> wrote: > > On 12/26/18 10:30 AM, Geertjan Wielenga wrote: > > So, there's a couple of questions, do we need to start LEGAL issues for > > these: > > No, look up the answers - it's been asked a thousand times over the years :) > > > > > 1. If we were to create an installer for installing Apache NetBeans (i.e., > > no JDK included, simply for installing NetBeans), could we distribute that > > from our Apache NetBeans site? > > See http://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html#compiled-packages > You can, with various notices and caveats in mind, create convenience > binaries, but the project cannot vote on them for obvious reasons, nor > do they count as an official release. There are signing options > available for packages as well. > > > > > 2. Can Oracle or Amazon etc take NetBeans and then create an installer for > > its JDK and include NetBeans in that installer? > > Yes, that's one of the main points of ALv2 :) Anyone can use/reuse our > software as they see fit, as long as they respect our trademarks, > patents, naming conventions etc. > > > > > 3. What's the status in legal terms of Emilian's CoolBeans, i.e., can > > anyone take Apache NetBeans source code at any point of the release and > > rename it and then provide it in their own way? (I'm assuming Yes here, but > > would be good to have that very clearly established.) > > Yes, provided they keep the notices intact and do their best to prevent > confusion between their fork and the official product. > > > > > Gj > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 12:33 PM Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org> wrote: > > > >> On Mon, 24 Dec 2018, 10:18 Oliver Rettig <oliver.ret...@orat.de wrote: > >> > >>> Should'nt it be possible to create an installer with the nb-installer > >>> infrastructure which can > >>> download a JDK? > >>> > >> > >> How are you going to run a Java-based installer to download a JDK if you > >> don't have a JDK? > >> > >> Even in PraxisLIVE where I can and do bundle a JDK I'm no longer using the > >> nb-installer infrastructure - too many useful features missing. > >> > >> Best wishes, > >> > >> Neil > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
