[jira] Commented: (LEGAL-46) Is it okay to copy Sun JDK source code into my project?

["Niclas Hedhman (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Niclas Hedhman commented on LEGAL-46:
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Many, many years ago I asked Sun if I could copy one particular method (less than 10lines long) from the src.jar, and modify it into my own commercial project. The response I got back then was; "Sure, it is too little to trigger any concerns from us."

That said, instead of trying I would go with Mark's suggestion and see if you can find the equivalent elsewhere...

> Is it okay to copy Sun JDK source code into my project?
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: LEGAL-46
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-46
>             Project: Legal Discuss
>          Issue Type: Question
>            Reporter: Jonathan Ellis
>
> There are some classes in my source code that appear to have been copied from the Sun JDK, then modified slightly to be a better fit for us.
> My understanding is that neither the classic JDK (see https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewLicense-Start section F) nor the OpenJDK (gpl v2 -- see http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html and http://www.apache.org/licenses/GPL-compatibility.html) is compatible with the apache license.
> But, I'd love to be wrong. :)

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