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On 19.02.2017 16:51, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 2/19/2017 9:20 AM, Arne Vajh=C3=B8j wrote:

>> The license prohibits modifications of the software.
>
> Adding your own class to your own files is not modification of the soft=
ware.

I think in this case it is because I am almost sure that java.lang=20
package is sealed so simply placing something on the class path "early=20
enough" is not sufficient.  You would have to unpackage and repackage=20
which could be interpreted as a form of reverse engineering.

Cheers

	robert

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