RE: Sun's Jini Technology Public License (JTPL) To RMS

[John Keiser]

        The practical bottom line with this stuff, apart from ideology, is that we
aren't allowed to make our own cleanroom, free implementation (incidentally,
we couldn't do a simple open source agreement either).
        By doing it the way they are, Sun gets the possible benefit that people
help improve *their* technology.  But they don't get the benefit of it
becoming an industry standard, because no one can make a competing
implementation.  Windows notwithstanding, you just can't make something a
standard anymore when it isn't open.  And I sincerely doubt people will put
much effort into improving their technology unless they see it becoming a
standard.
        I think the other guy was using this as an excuse to spout at Stallmann for
other things.  Nothing to worry about or bother responding to.  Leave that
part for the newsgroups.
--John Keiser