Christopher Schultz wrote: > Feris, > > On 7/15/2009 9:39 AM, Feris wrote: >> This left me with other two dependence apps : Tomcat & JRE 6. Is it ok to >> embed them as part of my distribution? > > While some folks on the list may know the answer for the JRE, you should > really read the Java Runtime Environment license to determine that for > yourself. > > The same could be said for Tomcat: just read the license and you'll have > your answer. > > Since it's pretty clear you're too lazy to locate them yourself, here's > a link for you: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html > > You might be specifically interested in the section called > "Redistribution". It's not a tough read. > >> For your information, it is an open >> sourced project. > > This is not relevant to the Apache License. You can re-package Apache > httpd + Apache Tomcat and charge a jillian dollars for it if you want. > You just need to tell your customers that they can get a free copy :)
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