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RE: OpenJDK and JNI -- licensing

by Kevin Regan :: Rate this Message:

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Thank you for the response.  I've read the FAQ.  However, I don't see any references to JNI.  I do see the Classpath exception.  However, I'm not sure how it applies to JNI.

Is there a specific link within the license section that covers this?

--Kevin


> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:43:04 +0200
> From: Dalibor.Topic@...
> Subject: Re: OpenJDK and JNI  -- licensing
> To: galabar@...
> CC: discuss@...
>
> Kevin Regan wrote:
> >
> > A portion of our client library (.so) uses JNI and is loaded into our Java application.  Does this client library now fall under the OpenJDK license?  Does this libraries source code need to be shared?  Are there any other licensing issues to be aware of when working with JNI?
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
> The licensing FAQ is at http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/faq.jsp#g .
>
> cheers,
> dalibor topic
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