Stuart Ballard wrote:
Japitools isn't affiliated with Classpath btw, I had Classpath in mind when I originally developed it, yes, and it's GPL licensed because I have a mild preference for that license, but I don't feel strongly about it. One of the reasons I started a Japitools list in fact was to try to have some neutral ground for discussions to avoid any perception (or, even worse, reality) that Harmony had any kind of second class status.
For what it's worth, I don't care that it's under the GPL, and I don't care where it's hosted, or what community it's associated with.
I'm really glad that you create the program, and really appreciative that you generously spend your time also analyzing the harmony code base.
I think of Japitools as one of the first bridges between the two communities, and it's encouraging for me that it's there and thriving.
While I admit that coming from the Classpath side of the fence originally, I have mixed feelings about whether the licensing differences were actually worth starting a whole separate project for. But Harmony exists and I hope it succeeds, just as I hope Classpath succeeds. More interoperable implementations can't hurt. And the "interoperable" part is where Japitools comes in.
Agreed - more open source java is good!
So can we all play nice? ;)
Yes :)
Stuart.
