On Dec 3, 2005, at 5:23 PM, David N. Welton wrote:
Perhaps the difference is that with the bits and pieces of gcc that
you
get, you don't even realize that you have them, which is different
from
noting that you have several .jar files floating around in your
download that aren't under the same terms as the rest of the code.
I think a different way to say it, one that is clearer for my
thinking, is that there is no dependence in the code, or on having to
use GCC - a user can take the source and recompile with some other
compiler to get working software.
As far as I'm concerned, though, I'd vote for practicality - I don't
care how 'free java' is licensed, as long as I can link proprietary
code
to it if needs be, and it frees me from using Sun's java, and all the
restrictions that that entails.
Coming soon :)
geir
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