which standards body created NMS? - robert
On 6/1/07, Carl Trieloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Coping incubator general and apache legal lists on this thread for additional comments on this topic. Carl. John O'Hara wrote: > Yes, IBM are I fully paid up licensee of Java technology - and can do > whatever they like with it. > > I asked permission of IBM if we could implement the XMS API some time > back, > and they said they did not have the right to grant that approval.... > > Unless Apache has a license to do this that I am not aware of, we are > not on > safe ground since NMS is clearly a derived work of JMS. > > Wait for the lawyers.... > John > On 01/06/07, Colin Crist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> In case you've not seen this, IBM have long since rendered the JMS API >> into >> C++, C and C# >> >> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0509_philli >> >> ps/0509_phillips.html >> >> Colin. >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Arnaud Simon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: 01 June 2007 15:34 >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; general@incubator.apache.org >> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Subject: NMS >> > >> > Hello, >> > >> > We have been thinking about implementing the NMS API as part >> > of the QPID .Net client. However we are concerned about >> > potential legal issues. >> > It seems to me that the NMS API is very similar to the JMS >> > one but the JMS specification specifically licenses the >> > technology "only for Java". >> > >> > This is the relevant license, copied directly from the JMS Spec >> > document: >> > >> > "Subject to the terms and conditions of this license, Sun >> > hereby grants you a fully-paid, non-exclusive, >> > non-transferable, worldwide, limited license (without the >> > right to sublicense) under Sun's intellectual property rights >> > to review the Specification internally solely for the purpose >> > of designing and developing your Java applets and >> > applications intended to run on the Java platform. Other than >> > this limited license, you acquire no right, title or interest >> > in or to the Specification or any other Sun intellectual >> > property. The Specification contains the proprietary >> > information of Sun and may only be used in accordance with >> > the license terms set forth herein. This license will >> > terminate immediately without notice from Sun if you fail to >> > comply with any provision of this license. Upon termination >> > or expiration of this license, you must cease use of or >> > destroy the Specification." >> > >> > Does anybody know if this concern has already been raised? >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Arnaud >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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