The oracle license allows for people to redistribute their binaries as long as they don't modify them. This allows us to remove fetch restriction of oracle related java packages and provides an easier experience for users to get oracle's java up and running. The Funtoo community had a bug opened related to this and their forked ebuild doesn't have this fetch restriction. The discussion/ and specific license was discussed here: http://bugs.funtoo.org/browse/FL-1150 To quote drobbins: "The part of the Oracle-BCLA-JavaSE license that allows unmodified redistribution is Supplemental Section C: C. LICENSE TO DISTRIBUTE SOFTWARE. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and restrictions and exceptions set forth in the README File, including, but not limited to the Java Technology Restrictions of these Supplemental Terms, Oracle grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license without fees to reproduce and distribute the Software, provided that you distribute the Software complete and unmodified and only bundled as part of, and for the sole purpose of running, your Programs, (ii) the Programs add significant and primary functionality to the Software, (iii) you do not distribute additional software intended to replace any component(s) of the Software, (iv) you do not remove or alter any proprietary legends or notices contained in the Software, (v) you only distribute the Software subject to a license agreement that: (a) is a complete, unmodified reproduction of this Agreement; or (b) protects Oracle's interests consistent with the terms contained in this Agreement and that includes the notice set forth in Section G, and (vi) you agree to defend and indemnify Oracle and its licensors from and against any damages, costs, liabilities, settlement amounts and/or expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with any claim, lawsuit or action by any third party that arises or results from the use or distribution of any and all Programs and/or Software."
The catch is in Section C.(i): "[...] provided that (i) you distribute the Software complete and unmodified and only bundled as part of, and for the sole purpose of running, your Programs" That's intended for distribution of the JRE bundled with a Java application and IMHO doesn't apply to the case of distribution of only the JRE via mirrors. IANAL, TINLA.
The DLJ ( which allowed distributions to redistribute unmodified JDKs / JREs) was explicitely retired by Oracle. My interpretation is we aren't allowed to do this anymore. With icedtea there is an alternative available though.
@licences: could someone from your team shed some light on this? Not sure what to do here.
(In reply to Patrice Clement from comment #3) > @licences: could someone from your team shed some light on this? Not sure > what to do here. As a member of the licenses team, I've already answered in comment #1. The download page still says "You must accept the Oracle Binary Code License Agreement for Java SE to download this software." and I think this is sufficient reason for keeping the license in the @EULA group, as well as the current fetch restriction.
See Ulrich's last comment.
