From 4903cf18012b7ccd7008f2acd9569150e15cd60f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: duke Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Subject: Initial load --- ASSEMBLY_EXCEPTION | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 ASSEMBLY_EXCEPTION (limited to 'ASSEMBLY_EXCEPTION') diff --git a/ASSEMBLY_EXCEPTION b/ASSEMBLY_EXCEPTION new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8b7ac1d --- /dev/null +++ b/ASSEMBLY_EXCEPTION @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ + +OPENJDK ASSEMBLY EXCEPTION + +The OpenJDK source code made available by Sun at openjdk.java.net and +openjdk.dev.java.net ("OpenJDK Code") is distributed under the terms of the +GNU General Public License version 2 +only ("GPL2"), with the following clarification and special exception. + + Linking this OpenJDK Code statically or dynamically with other code + is making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms + and conditions of GPL2 cover the whole combination. + + As a special exception, Sun gives you permission to link this + OpenJDK Code with certain code licensed by Sun as indicated at + http://openjdk.java.net/legal/exception-modules-2007-05-08.html + ("Designated Exception Modules") to produce an executable, + regardless of the license terms of the Designated Exception Modules, + and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under GPL2, + provided that the Designated Exception Modules continue to be + governed by the licenses under which they were offered by Sun. + +As such, it allows licensees and sublicensees of Sun's GPL2 OpenJDK Code to +build an executable that includes those portions of necessary code that Sun +could not provide under GPL2 (or that Sun has provided under GPL2 with the +Classpath exception). If you modify or add to the OpenJDK code, that new +GPL2 code may still be combined with Designated Exception Modules if the +new code is made subject to this exception by its copyright holder. -- cgit v1.2.3