Re: WebObjects 5.4 on Linux (Red Hat Enterprise)
Re: WebObjects 5.4 on Linux (Red Hat Enterprise)
- Subject: Re: WebObjects 5.4 on Linux (Red Hat Enterprise)
- From: "Joe Little" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:13:50 -0700
On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 5:41 PM, Lachlan Deck <email@hidden> wrote:
> On 16/06/2008, at 11:48 PM, David LeBer wrote:
>
>> On 16-Jun-08, at 9:40 AM, Don Lindsay wrote:
>>
>>> So, any installer that is used for anything other than OS X, is in
>>> violation of the WebObjects license?
>>
>> Hrm, not a lawyer, standard disclaimers apply...
>>
>> I think that installing is fine (especially since I think you are only
>> installing the run time). If you chose to use that installed runtime to
>> *develop* rather than deploy on non Apple hardware then you are in
>> violation.
>>
>> Whether Apple legal actually cares enough to do anything about it is
>> another question.
>
> They really want to do something about this anyway, right?! i.e., why allow
> deployment anywhere but enforce development restrictions. Seems silly and
> impractical... I mean you do want to debug on other platforms that you might
> want to deploy to... which involves some form of development.
>
They adhere to the java mantra a little tightly: write once, run anywhere.
Actually, its a logical progression, and adherence to the "its a part
of Xcode" model. They want still justify its public existence in that
it sells hardware, so to speak. This is my understanding over years of
arguing this. However, its also understood that it doesn't sell much
hardware. This is perhaps why it was so closely associated with MacOSX
Server previously.
> with regards,
> --
>
> Lachlan Deck
>
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