TechWeb: Java Benchmark Restriction Raises Concern | Linux Today

TechWeb: Java Benchmark Restriction Raises Concern

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 9, 1998

Sun Microsystems wants Java developers to know it doesn’t plan
to enforce a clause in its Java Development Kit 1.2 license
agreement that prohibits the publication of information about the
performance of Java applications.

The Binary Code License Agreement states that the licensee “may
not publish or provide the results of any benchmark or comparison
tests run on software to any third party without the prior written
consent of Sun.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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