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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>"JDOM is available under an
Apache-style open source license, with the acknowledgment clause removed. This
license is among the least restrictive license available, enabling developers to
use JDOM in creating new products without requiring them to release their own
products as open source. This is the license model used by the Apache Project,
which created the Apache server."</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> What does this exactly
mean? I know not too long ago there was a discussion about this but I
never found a ONE SOLID ANSWER. Here's my situation :</FONT></P>
<P>Writing a software that uses the JDOM API, and it will probably be released
as a commercial product. (so it won't be open source) So am I pretty much
screwed and should find another solution ?</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>