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Can we redistribute Oracle tools.jar? [closed]

Can the tools.jar which comes with the Oracle JDK be distributed along with a commercial product which depends on it (that is, legally, according to the terms of Oracle's license)? Whether yes or no, please provide a reference to substantiate your answer.

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JimN Avatar asked Jul 19 '11 23:07

JimN


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According to my reading, yes, but with some caveats:

  • You must redistribute the entire Oracle JDK, OR the entire JRE with just "The javac bytecode compiler" which includes tools.jar; that redistribution is allowed to be "bundled" with your app.
  • Redistributed JDK or JRE must be "complete and unmodified" (minus a couple sections about things you can add and/or subtract).
  • Can never redistribute beta versions.
  • You comply with the other general terms covered in the redistribution section of the license (my source for this entire answer).
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jkraybill Avatar answered Sep 23 '22 22:09

jkraybill