jCIFS & Microsoft licenses

[Roger Goldman]

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Hi there,

I'm hoping someone on this list can answer a question to which I haven't been able to find any straightforward answers to.

The question relates to whether the terms of the Microsoft CIFS Protocol "ROYALTY-FREE CIFS TECHNICAL REFERENCE LICENSE AGREEMENT" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa302242.aspx) applies to jCIFS or not.

If if does, then I have a concern about the highlighted portion of the following clause in that agreement:
    "3.5 Use of Technical Reference. Any Company Implementation shall implement the CIFS protocol in its entirety as specified in the Technical Reference"

jCIFS does not appear to fully implement any of the dialects specified in the Technical Reference (see list of dialects here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa302196.aspx).

I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this, as I'm unsure as to whether jCIFS is compliant with the terms of the Microsoft license, or whether that license is even relevant to jCIFS.

Thanks in advance.

/rag

[Caldarale, Charles R]

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> From: jcifs-bounces+chuck.caldarale=unisys.com@... [mailto:jcifs-bounces+chuck.caldarale=unisys.com@...] On Behalf Of Roger Goldman
> Subject: [jcifs] jCIFS & Microsoft licenses
 

> The question relates to whether the terms of the Microsoft CIFS Protocol  

> "ROYALTY-FREE CIFS TECHNICAL REFERENCE LICENSE  

> AGREEMENT" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa302242.aspx) 

> applies to jCIFS or not. 

 

jCIFS predates the publication of the CIFS Technical Reference by several years, so the license agreement should not apply - but only overpaid lawyers will make the final determination.

> "3.5 Use of Technical Reference. Any Company Implementation shall implement  

> the CIFS protocol in its entirety as specified in the Technical Reference" 

 

Somewhat of an arrogant statement for MS to make, since there are no versions of Windows that implement CIFS in its entirety. 

 

 - Chuck

 

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