Re: JDK S/W intent question??

Marianne Mueller (mrm@doppio)
Wed, 5 Feb 1997 10:42:01 -0800

Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 10:42:01 -0800
From: mrm@doppio (Marianne Mueller)
Message-Id: <199702051842.KAA11524@puffin.eng.sun.com>
To: jmschartman@anet.bna.boeing.com
Subject: Re: JDK S/W intent question??

Hi Joe,

I have forwarded your question to several people in the organization.
Since it sounds like you are looking for a legal determination where
liability might be an issue, this is not a question I am equipped to
answer.

Now, if you have a question about how to use javakey .... :-)

Marianne
JavaSoft engineering, security
http://java.sun.com/security <---- main web page for security


> The following is from the header in the SUN JDK S/W examples :
>
>
> * This software is not designed or intended for use in on-line control of
> * aircraft, air traffic, aircraft navigation or aircraft communications; or
in
> * the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any nuclear
> * facility. Licensee represents and warrants that it will not use or
> * redistribute the Software for such purposes.
>
> Hi,
>
> I have been evaluating the JDK and was curious about the
> part of the warranty that states the S/W is not intended
> for online control of mission critical applications.
> Does this regard the sample examples that SUN provides
> (the use of threading) and/or the Java language in general ?
> Interested in Java as an alternate/replacement development
> language for Ada.