"Matthew D. Armistead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sun just announced that Java code, including code previously released > under the Sun CDDL will now be released under GPLv2. [...]
Careful. They actually just announced they "expect to release a fully buildable JDK based almost completely on open-sourced code in the first half of 2007." AFAICT, it's only "almost", it's not now and it's not clearly GPLv2. Let's wait until it's actually released under GPLv2 before celebrating: deeds, not good words. See http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/faq.jsp#b4 > What is the Classpath Exception and how does it fit in to the concept > of (truly) free software? Classpath Exception is an additional permission over those in the GPL, http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html and it lets things escape the Java Trap earlier. http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/faq/faq.html#faq2_3 http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/java-trap.html Hope that explains, -- MJ Ray - see/vidu http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html Somerset, England. Work/Laborejo: http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ IRC/Jabber/SIP: on request/peteble _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
