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-Java 3D(TM) 1.5.2 Pre-Release
------------------------------
+3D Graphics API for the Java Platform 1.5.2 Pre-Release
+-------------------------------------------------------
-This software is licensed by Sun:
+This software is licensed by Sun under terms of the GNU General
+Public License version 2 as specified in the LICENSE-GPLv2.txt
+file and on the web at http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html
-i) for research use under terms of the Java Research License (JRL) as
-specified in the LICENSE-JRL.txt file and on the web at
-"http://java3d.dev.java.net/jrl.html"
-
-This binary pre-release of Java 3D 1.5.2 (experimental) is an intermediate
-build made available for testing purposes only. The code is untested
+This binary pre-release of the 3D graphics API for the Java platform
+1.5.2 is an intermediate build of the software. The code is untested
and presumed incompatible with the Java 3D(TM) API specification. You
must only use this code in accordance with the terms under which the
code is licensed.
-You should not deploy applications for commercial use using this code,
-but instead use a tested and certified compatible version of the
-code. A certified version of Java 3D is available for the Solaris,
-Linux, and Windows operating environments at:
+If you prefer to use a tested and certified compatible version of the
+code, then you can download a binary release for the Solaris, Linux,
+Windows, and Mac OS X operating environments at:
https://java3d.dev.java.net/binary-builds.html
or at:
http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/
-For other operating environments, contact the vendor that produces the
-environment. A list of these can be found at
-"http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/ports.html"
-
-Instructions for unzipping Java 3D 1.5.2
-----------------------------------------
+Instructions for unzipping 3D graphics API for the Java platform 1.5.2
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
-After downloading and unzipping the java3d-1_5_2-XXX.zip file into a temporary directory, for example, "/tmp", you will see the following files in the java3d-1_5_2-XXX directory:
+After downloading and unzipping the j3d-1_5_2-XXX.zip file
+into a temporary directory, for example, "/tmp", you will see
+the following files in the j3d-1_5_2-XXX directory:
- COPYRIGHT.txt Copyright notice
- LICENSE-JRL.txt Software License Agreement
- README-unzip.html Instructions for manually installing the release
- README.txt README file (you are reading it now)
- j3d-jre.zip Zip file containing the files to be installed
+ COPYRIGHT.txt Copyright notice
+ LICENSE-GPLv2.txt Software License Agreement
+ README-unzip.html Instructions for manually installing the release
+ README.txt README file (you are reading it now)
+ j3d-jre.zip Zip file containing the files to be installed
-To manually install Java 3D, open README-unzip.html in your browser and follow the instructions.
+To manually install 3D graphics API for the Java platform, open
+README-unzip.html in your browser and follow the instructions.