Bernt M. Johnsen wrote: > Daniel John Debrunner wrote: > >>Since this is an open-*source* project, we do have other options that >>seem to have no legal issues to me (IANAL). >> >>Option A - Source only release with JDBC 4.0 based on proposed final draft >> Derby 10.2 release is source only, no pre-compiled jars, removes the >>dependency on the Mustang download. >> >>Option B - Release pre-compiled jars without JDBC 4.0 optional build >> Option A plus pre-compiled jars without JDBC 4.0, already supported by >>just compiling without a Java SE 6/Mustang JDK. >> >>In both cases the current state of the 10.2 branch is left unchanged wrt >>JDBC 4.0, ie. no removal of JDBC 4.0 from code or documentation. > > > I think this is brilliant. Just leave the source code as it is but > release binaries without JDBC4 (read: don't compile them with JDK 6). > Anyone that want to "experiment" with JDBC4 may of course get the Derby > 10.2 source and JDK 6 beta-build x and do whatever seems fit for the > experiments.....
BTW: IANAL too..... -- Bernt Marius Johnsen, Database Technology Group, Staff Engineer, Technical Lead Derby/Java DB Sun Microsystems, Trondheim, Norway
