Re: Educational Use of Java Development Kit

Li Gong (gong@games.eng.sun.com)
Fri, 13 Jun 1997 16:16:31 -0700

Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 16:16:31 -0700
Message-Id: <199706132316.QAA04782@games.eng.sun.com>
From: Li Gong <gong@games.eng.sun.com>
To: John Dono <JEDLC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Re: Educational Use of Java Development Kit
In-Reply-To: John Dono's mail of Fri, 13 June, 1997

I am sure Educational use only should be free of charge. In fact, the
binary JDK you download is *always* free to use, even for commercial
purposes. However, the source release is only for evaluation purposes
(and it seems the education should fall into this category).

Li

John Dono writes:
>
> I have a question about the license governing use of the Java
> Development Kit. I realize that this email address may not be the
> appropriate place to send this inquiry. Perhaps you can forward it to
> a more suitable address.
>
> We would like to use the Java Development Kit in a course in the
> Division of Adult Education at Lehman College (CUNY). The Binary
> Code License for Version 1.1.1 does not refer to educational use.
> (Item 1 refers to license for evaluation and development of JAVA
> applets.) What are the conditions that apply to educational use of
> the software?
>
> John
>
> John E. Dono (718) 960 - 8336
> Academic Computer Center Bitnet: jedlc@cunyvm
> B21 Carman Hall Internet: jedlc@cunyvm.cuny.edu
> Lehman College
> The City University of New York
> 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
> Bronx, New York 10468
>