>>>>> "DM" == David McNab <david at rebirthing.co.nz> writes:
DM> Yeah - pulling the 'with java' version of Freenet is
DM> over-reacting.
I don't feel qualified to make the decision to accept the JRE license
on behalf of the Freenet Project. If that's overreacting, color me
overreacting. I figure it's better to close the barn door before the
horse gets out.
DM> So what if it is not distributable by a third party - let them
DM> link to the file on freenet.sourceforge.net - it's a good
DM> high-visibility server - no actual restriction results from
DM> this.
It's just very, very hard for us to enforce. Unlike with a proprietary
program, we don't do any license tracking, CD keys, or any of that
other hoo-haw. We can't show any good faith effort to Sun that we're
even making any attempt to prevent redistribution of their product.
Not to mention that it's distasteful from an information freedom
