Re: JFORK: Or a reasonable response to the Sun SCSL

["Cris J. Holdorph" <holdorph@home.com>]

Ean R . Schuessler Writes:
> Now, maybe you can show me a way of getting specs from Sun that would waive
> you of this liability, but I don't know where.

For the Java language (e.g., .java -> .class files)

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/index.html
provides links to the 

copyright
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/html/jcopyright.doc.html

and the specification
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/html/index.html

And the copyright specifically states you may use this document to implement
a clean room implementation.  Oh, and you might notice on the first link
the picture of the book you can purchase.


The for the virtual machine (JVM)
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/vmspec/index.html
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/vmspec/2nd-edition/html/Copyright.doc.html
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/vmspec/2nd-edition/html/VMSpecTOC.doc.html


For the java.* class libraries
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/docs/index.html
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/docs/relnotes/SMICopyright.html
http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/docs/api/index.html

And at this point I have not addressed, the javax.* packages, I'll admit.
But I'm also sure that most of those are/will be available without agreeing
to the SCSL.

---- Cris J H