Ah, OK, makes sense. Thanks for the correction of my correction :)
--John Keiser
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Godmar Back [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 2:04 PM
> To: John Keiser
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Correction of Misunderstandings
>
>
> >
> > 3. Apparently it will be impossible for them to use Classpath. Pity.
> > Apparently any code I write integrating the two will have to be
> copyrighted
> > by them. Bigger pity. I'll still do it, though, unless we
> find a second
> > person (and I hope we will). I want to see Classpath running
> on two VMs.
> > I'll probably ask on the Kaffe list once Japhar integration is done and
> > stable.
>
> Again, I don't believe this is true.
>
> It is true that it will be impossible for Transvirtual to sell their
> proprietary version with classpath or classpath integration code
> in it. If
> they did that, they would be in violation of classpath's copyright.
>
> It is false that any code you write would have to be copyrighted by
> them. This only applies to code that you want to be part of the kaffe
> CVS repository stored on TVT's server. It would be perfectly fine to
> store code in the classpath CVS repository or somewhere else.
>
> (In fact, I believe that if such integration code existed, TVT might even
> allow you to store it on their server under the FSF copyright, given that
> they a) cannot sell it anyway and b) it might help make the kaffe codebase
> stronger.)
>
> It is possible, technically and legally, to use classpath with kaffe.
> In fact, once classpath is more usable, I was thinking of trying that:
> at least those parts of classpath that do not require specific VM support
> (i.e., that are purely written in JNI --- java.util.zip or java.math.*,
> for instance) should already be usable in Kaffe.
>
> Individual users and projects will be able to mix and match kaffe and
> classpath code as they wish and redistribute the result under the GPL:
> the only thing that won't be possible is for TVT --- or anybody
> else --- to
> sell that mix under a non-GPL license.
>
> - Godmar
>
>
