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2005-09-03 12:00:11 AM
jbuilder23
hello,
I published a non-commercial open-source (GPL) java programm for linux, which uses the library jbcl.jar (for XY-Layout). I would like to know under which license this library has been released, and if I am allowed to distribute this jar-file whithin my package.
thanx,
pascal
 

Pascal wrote:
Instead, it's the JBuilder license you have to pay
attention to here.
Essentially, you may redistribute only those JARs
found in the JBuilder/redist folder.
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Pascal wrote:
1) You're publishing your source under the GPL, which means that you are
expecting others to take it and possibly modify it. Some of those others
will not have JBuilder installed and will be required to include JBCL in
their build process as they modify the code. As I can't be bothered to
read the whole license document on a Friday before a long weekend, I would
guess that Borland's license terms don't extend to allowing others to
rebuild applications with their code. In other words, I expect that
redistribution of Borland code is limited to runtime use only. So no, you
probably can't redistribute jbcl.jar under the conditions you specify.
2) XYLayout is a nice layout to use for prototyping but it really doesn't
work well in deployment because of the multitude of operating systems,
display resolutions, and display settings that users have. Take some time
to learn about other layouts (in particular GridBagLayout) and remove your
dependency on JBCL completely. That way, you don't have to worry about
licensing.
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