NMS is something that the Apache ActiveMQ team have done. http://activemq.apache.org/nms/
Whether we are in violation of the Sun licenses is a fine question. Paul On 6/6/07, robert burrell donkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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