LGPL and Sun's activation.jar ???
I'm sure this question is answered somewhere, but after many Google searches, I can't find a definitive answer.
JBoss 4.0.0 includes a small number of files (e.g., activation.jar is Sun's implementation of the Java Activation Framework) that are not distributable under the LGPL. Sun distributes activation.jar with the license that I cut and pasted into the bottom of this post. In particular, in the second part of the Sun license (the Optional Package part), 2. License to Distribute Software - this seems incompatible with the LGPL.
Am I missing something here? Can anybody clarify?
Thanks,
Mark
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