On Jan 2, 2011, at 4:19 PM, James Owen wrote:
Jess comes with source code for an extra $100 but commercial applications have to be worked out with Sandia Labs. Unfortunately, Jess is NOT available (legally) outside the USA but is totally free (with source code) to military, government and/or students/teachers at approved universities.
Jim, I just wanted to clarify a bit, as there does seem to be a lot of misinformation out there concerning how Jess is licensed.
Jess is available under one of four main licensing agreements. Three of these options are available worldwide -- it is not true that Jess is unavailable outside the US. Source code is indeed available as part of many agreements, but in no case is it specifically available for $100.
First, Sandia offers a commercial license, comparable in cost to other commercial offerings; you can indeed license the source code, or just the binary. This is the most common arrangement.
Second, Jess is available free of charge for academic use at accredited institutions. This was Jess's original audience and we are happy to continue to serve them.
Third, Jess is available for a nominal fee to consultants and third- party solution developers.
Fourth, because Jess is a product of a US government agency, it is available at no cost to other such agencies, subject to various rules and regulations.
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