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FREE is licensed under the General Public License, a copy of which is included in every distribution. It is suggested that you read it before you start working on FREE. In brief it means that you are free to use and change the software, but you must keep it open for other people to change and use freely as well.
Please submit any changes you make for incorporation into the next version. We'd also love to hear of how you are using the software.
PLEASE NOTE: What you will download is only the Java source code, you need to edit and compile this code before you can use FREE.
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What you will need... |
- A Java 1.1.x compiler w/support for JFC or Java 1.2
You can download Sun's free JDK 1.2 (Windows|Solaris) or buy Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Java (MacOS|Windows|Solaris), the FREE download includes the support files for CodeWarrior.
- Some servers
At least one server with a permanent connection to the Internet (or other TCP/IP network), though we recommend a minimum of three servers.
- Some Java know-how
You need to compile the code before FREE will work on your system, see java.sun.com for tutorials and O'Reilly for books.
- Hypersonic SQL [Developers only]
If you want to help improve FREE you should download the Hypersonic SQL (HSQL) kit. HSQL is 100% Java and is released under the GPL, please see the FREE and the HSQL docs for more information. HSQL Site >>>
- log4j [Developers only]
Developers may also want to download our logging system - log4j. This is also 100% Java, released under IBM's open source AlphaWorks programme. log4j Site >>>
- Cryptix 3 [Developers only]
We use the encryption libraries in this package to implement the new AuthKey system, developers may want to have this if they plan to get involved in improving our security model. Crypitx site >>>
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Pick your version |
FREE is currently only available in one version:
- The International Version
This uses no encryption, it uses special methods to be totally secure and can be used even in countries which restrict encryption. Download >>>
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