The nodes currently have the ability to work in "Idle Host" mode, which allows them to start only when the host is idle (no user input for a specified time). Currently, this functionality is delivered as a sample. The reason is that the native bridge library JNA used to be licensed under the GPLv2, which is not fully compatible with JPPF's ASL 2.0 licensing.

I noticed that as of version 4.0, JNA is now distributed under the ASL 2.0. This allows us to distribute the JNA libraries as part of the node distribution. The glue code in the IdleHost sample should thus be put into the min code base (in the common module), and documented as such. The sample will then disappear