Wim (and all). Sorry not to weigh in until now. I have been very, very busy. Hoping things will slow down a bit over the next 2 or three weeks so I can do more on the tn5250j stuff. I am not a licensing expert but as I understand the LGPL, a company can integrate the java classes/jars (library is what the LGPL language says) into their application and can charge for the the application as long as they don't "charge" for whatever they use from tn5250j. It is a fine line in my opinion but they still need to indicate in their copyrights that some of the application is dependent upon tn5250j and licensed under LGPL (if we go that way). So they can use the tn5250j as part of their solution. They cannot use any source from the project in their own code or build a derived application from tn5250j and charge for it. They can only use complete "components" that are identifiable as such from tn5250j (like the protocolBean). What I don't know is that if they decide to enhance the tn5250j code are they obligated to contribute that code back to the project? I *think* they are but I am not sure. Where things get "fuzzy" is how to determine what "component" is being used. No doubt some of the tn5250j code has found it's way into a commercial product or two already. Not everybody plays by the rules. But I think there is little risk in this approach. In any case it speaks highly of what you guys have accomplished! Pete [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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- [Tn5250j-general] [Fwd: Fw: TN5250J License] Kenneth Pouncey
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