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From: [e-mail] (Chiaki Ishikawa)
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Subject: Re: Solaris 2.1 License Conditions
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Rob Matheson) writes:

   License to Develop. In the event that the customer desires to develop software
   programs which incorporate portions of Software("Developed Programs"), the
   following provisions apply, to the extent applicable. Developed programs are
   to be OPEN LOOK(R) compliant and have an application programming interface that
   is the same as that of Software. ... (continues)

   [the term 'Software' refers to the Solaris 2.1 software as supplied]

   Is this an attempt by Sun to force users, via the license conditions, to
   develop only for the OPEN LOOK environment, rather than, for example, Motif.
   Virtually all software developed for the Sun platform will incorporate the
   Sun libraries, and will therefore come under this condition.

   What does it mean by OPEN LOOK(R) compliant ? How is this legally determined ?

   Has anyone else got any ideas on this ?

I am just curious. Do you receive this CD as part of Sun's
early-access program for ISVs Independent Software Vendors)?

If so, it stands to reason that Sun has imposed some conditions for
the previledged ISVs to receive the release early so that the
early-access program is used to promote application software packages
that runs on Solaris.

However, if this is part of ordinary customer shipment, this condition
sounds strange to me. Are there any other fine prints? I am curious if
the omitted portion of license says something relevant in this
context.
 (I understand that the early access CD is made available to large
accounts such as big universities, too. In that case, the customers
who just wanted to peek at the upcoming systems may have received the
CD, too. Could this be your case?)

The office where I work has received the beta localized version (read
Japanese version) of Asian Solaris 2.1. This is part of our ISV
Catalyst program participation. I intend to check the compatibility of
our software packages with the future release. End customer shipment
date is not available yet for this Japanese version of Asian Solaris
2.1. In order to obtain this early access, we had to sign an
agreement.


 Chiaki Ishikawa,  Personal Media Corp.,  MY Bldg, 1-7-7 Hiratsuka,
 Shinagawa, Tokyo 142, JAPAN. FAX:[phone], Phone:[phone]
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