What software licenses are offered on java.net?
When you request to start a project, you will be asked to indicate the license you wish to use. Please visit the License List for a complete listing of licenses that java.net offers. Here are details about a few of them: a. Open Source License: java.net and the CollabNet SourceCast software can support the use of any Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved license for projects developing source code. java.net is pre-configured to support the BSD, Apache, SISSL, GPL, LGPL, and MPL licenses. b. Sun Community Source License (“SCSL”) In addition, java.net supports projects using source code provided under the Java[tm] source code SCSL. The SCSL makes source code available to a community of registered users who agree to abide by restrictions on use of the code outside of the community. Projects under SCSL will not allow content browsing by unregistered users. c. Binary Licenses One of the projects on java.
When you request to start a project, you will be asked to indicate the license you wish to use. Please visit the License List for a complete listing of licenses that java.net offers. Here are details about a few of them: a. Open Source License: java.net and the CollabNet SourceCast software can support the use of any Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved license for projects developing source code. java.net is pre-configured to support the BSD, Apache, SISSL, GPL, LGPL, and MPL licenses. b. Sun Community Source License (“SCSL”) In addition, java.net supports projects using source code provided under the Java[tm] source code SCSL. The SCSL makes source code available to a community of registered users who agree to abide by restrictions on use of the code outside of the community. Projects under SCSL will not allow content browsing by unregistered users. c. Binary Licenses One of the projects on java.net is a Java[tm] JavaJar[tm], where you can post binary utilities for other developers
