It is the intention of the authors that JAS should be distributed under the GNU LGPL.
The source and binary distributions contain code from many different sources. The source code for JAS itself, and for any modifications of included packages, can be found on the JAS source code page. We have attempted to use only 3rd-party software that allows for free redistribution, so that JAS can be distributed freely in both binary and source code form. The bewildering set of "open-source-like" licenses currently in use makes this a time consuming task. We haev attempted to put links to all relevant licenses and copyrights below.
The Java Runtime Enviroment included in the window's binary distribution is from SUN, and is redistributed under the terms of the JRE license.
The source code editor included with JAS is based on an old distribution of jEdit which was distributed under the GNU LGPL. More recent versions of jEdit are distrinbuted under the GPL. See the jEdit home page for more information.
The help system is JAS is implemented using Sun's JavaHelp facility. It is distrubted under the Sun Microsystems, Inc. Binary Code License Agreement . For more details see the JavaHelp home page.
jmk is a pure-java make-like utility licensed under the GNU LGPL. For more details see the jmk home page.
Jikes is an open-source Java compiler from IBM. For more information see the jikes home page. It is distributed under the IBM PUBLIC LICENSE VERSION 1.0.
The IBM xml parser for java (xml4j v2.0.15) is currently used for all XML parsing. It is distributed under the terms of the IBM XML4J Distribution LICENSE AGREEMENT.
The XML document object model (DOM) is copyright by the World Wide Web Consortium. It is redistributed under the terms of the W3CŪ IPR SOFTWARE NOTICE.
The SAX XML specification is in the public domain.
The htmllayout classes are Copyright (C) 1998 Paul Buchheit, and are distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPL. More information can be found at the htmllayout home page.
The ACME GIF Encoder is Copyright (C) 1996 by Jef Poskanzer. The license is contained in the source. For more information see the ACME Labs Java page.
The layout manager is Copyright (c) 1997,1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc and is taken from the PNUTS package. According to the FAQ is is freely redistributable, although the link to the license currently appears to be broken.
TableLayout layout manager is Copyright 1997 by Westhawk Ltd. (Author: Birgit
Arkesteijn, birgit@westhawk.nl). It is
redistributed under its own license.