[Fedora-legal-list] License of jnlp-servlet.jar - part of Oracle JDK

[Adam Saunders]

Hi Manuel,

This is the 3-Clause BSD license, listed in the Fedora licensing list as
"BSD License (no advertising)". Any software licensed under this license
is a candidate for inclusion in Fedora.

Adam Saunders

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On 11/11/2013 04:29 PM, Manuel Faux wrote:
> I would need some advice concerning a license. Does a file which is
> licensed under the following conditions meet the requirements of
> Fedora, to be allowed to be packaged?
> 
> /*
>  * Copyright (c) 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
>  *
>  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
>  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
>  *
>  * -Redistribution of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
>  *  list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
>  *
>  * -Redistribution in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
>  *  this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
>  *  and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
>  *
>  * Neither the name of Oracle or the names of contributors may
>  * be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
>  * specific prior written permission.
>  *
>  * This software is provided "AS IS," without a warranty of any kind. ALL
>  * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
>  * ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
>  * OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED. SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. ("SUN")
>  * AND ITS LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY LICENSEE
>  * AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR DISTRIBUTING THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS
>  * DERIVATIVES. IN NO EVENT WILL SUN OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST
>  * REVENUE, PROFIT OR DATA, OR FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
>  * INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY
>  * OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOFTWARE,
>  * EVEN IF SUN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
>  *
>  * You acknowledge that this software is not designed, licensed or intended
>  * for use in the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any
>  * nuclear facility.
>  */
> 
> More concrete, this is the license from jnlp-servlet.jar, which is part
> of the Oracle JDK.
> 
> Manuel
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