Leo Simons wrote: > On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 09:34:17AM -0800, Neil Macneale wrote: > >>Are the licenses in question so restrictive that that they would prevent >>someone from writing a script which would download all the required >>packages and assemble them correctly on the installer's computer? For >>example, if some entity were to determine that component ABC v1.2.3 in >>combination with component XYZ v 3.2.1 would combine to satisfy some >>useful functionality, then is there any legal reason for them to >>distribute a script which downloads the parts and puts them together? >>The script could request that the user agree to each license as well. >> >>If we restrict ABC and XYZ to be licensed under some sort of "free >>license," is there any legal reason preventing someone from doing this? >>I'm not suggesting this is what harmony should do, but more trying to >>get at the core of the issue. > > > No, such an installer script is I believe perfectly okay. Its what every > linux distribution out there does to some extent. I think setups like that > can, do and should exist (for example Fedora Core ships gcj, classpath, > ant, tomcat, etc, and they all work together properly). > > AIUI you can't call it java though. sweet. Call it: jahva. :-)
Neil
