So 10.2 only runs on Java SE 6? I sorta doubt this given your traditional care and focus in backwards compatibility.
geir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Geir Magnusson Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Rick Hillegas wrote: >>> Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: >>> >>>> I read Rick's note on the 10.2 licensing issue in an archive because of >>>> strange move to the user list, so sorry for the weird quoting : >>>> >>>> He said : >>>> >>>> "I must report today that the restrictions imposed by the beta JDK >>>> license have not been lifted. >>>> >>>> As you know, the JDK 6 beta license requires a disclaimer that bars the >>>> use of the code for any productive use.... >>>> >>>> snip >>>> >>>> ...For this reason, we, the Derby community must change our >>>> plan to ship imminently an official release of Derby that includes >>>> JDBC4." >>>> >>>> Let me start with a question : >>>> >>>> Why? Is this all about having a set of API jars to compile against, or >>>> is it something more? >>>> >>>> >>> Hi Geir, >>> >>> In a nutshell, yes. We can use the compiler from JDK 5 without any >>> licensing restrictions--for our purposes it's just as good as the JDK 6 >>> compiler. However, a restrictive beta license covers the apis in the JDK >>> 6 jars. >> This reminds me of the old gag : >> >> "Doctor, my arm hurts when I lift it" >> "Don't lift it then..." >> >> Don't use the JDK 6 jars. All you need to do is *compile*, so lets make >> our own JARs that get things to compile. >> >> Is there any runtime dependency on Java SE 6? > > JDBC 4 > >
