> > As such, it can be used to run, create and distribute a > large class of applications and applets. When GNU Classpath > is used unmodified as the core class library for a virtual > machine, compiler for the java language, or for a program > written in the java programming language it does not affect > the licensing for distributing those programs directly. > > > > So, I'm no lawyer, but I think you're OK. > > I understand all of that, but I suspect that our legal > department would still consider linking w/ this assembly as > "contamination" (they actually call it that). Even if they > do approve our use of it, they would take (given past > experiences) 6 to 9 months to give us the thumbs up. Because > of their slowness, my director is very leery of OSS. Can you > recommend an alternative interface that would avoid the need > to link against GNU Classpath?
The Java XCC interface does not use GNU Classpath. On .Net, there is no other path currently available. The Classpath exception is *very* well known in the industry, and as a result GNU classpath is used extensively by many software vendors. It even merits its own wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classpath_exception I understand, however, that notwithstanding your actual legal rights with respect to this, you may essentially be being held hostage by your own internal processes. I would recommend that you may want to pursue this conversation with our support team (if you are an existing customer - sorry for not recognizing you :-) ) or with our sales team (if you are considering a purchase) so that they could help you examine other possibilities through discussion with Mark Logic's product management and/or engineering teams. Cheers ian _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://xqzone.com/mailman/listinfo/general
