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The '''Java Research License''', or '''JRL''', is a [[software distribution]] [[license]] created by [[Sun Microsystems|Sun]] in an effort to simplify and relax the terms from the "research section" of the [[Sun Community Source License]]. Sun's [[Java Platform, Standard Edition|J2SE]] 1.6.0, ''[[Java (software platform)|Mustang]]'', is licensed under the JRL as well as many projects at [http://java.net Java.net].

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The '''Java Research License''', or ('''JRL''',) is a [[software distribution]] [[license]] created by [[Sun Microsystems|Sun]] in an effort to simplify and relax the terms from the "research section" of the [[Sun Community Source License]]. Sun's [[Java Platform, Standard Edition|J2SE]] 1.6.0, ''[[Java (software platform)|Mustang]]'', is licensed under the JRL as well as many projects at [https://web.archive.org/web/20100613131851/http://www.java.net/ Java.net].

The JRL was introduced in 2003 to try to "make things a lot more friendly to people doing academic research" into the Java language,<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Java license to spark research |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-java-license-to-spark-research/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref> before the core of Java was made open source in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martens |first=China |date=2006-11-13 |title=It's official: Sun open sources Java |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2077658/it-s-official--sun-open-sources-java.html |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=InfoWorld |language=en}}</ref>

Although the JRL has elements of an open source license, the terms forbid any commercial use and are thus incompatible with both the [[Free Software Definition]] and the [[Open Source Definition]]. The JRL is a research license to be used for non-commercial academic uses.

== See also ==

* [[Sun Microsystems]]

* [[OpenJDK]]

* [[s:Java Research License|Java Research License]] &ndash; full text of the JRL

== References ==

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==External links==

*{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902032249/http://www.java.net/jrl.csp|date=2007-09-02|title=Full text and explanation on java.net}} (archived)

* [http://www.java.net/jrl.csp Official JRL]

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