> > A simple question: ASF's problem regarding Java seems to have been > > related to TCK licensing most of the time. > > Apache claims that the TCK included "field of use" restriction that > doesn't go together with the Apache license and therefore can't be > accepted by Apache. This is all highly political, see here for > Apache's point of > view:http://www.jroller.com/scolebourne/entry/sun_apache_ip_in_pictures
Thank you for this information, but sincerely why Apache doesn't build its own TCK? If it's too much work, how about Harmony then? Isn't it even much bigger? Did they expect that one day Sun or Oracle will simply give away the TCK or change the TCK license just because they built Harmony? Does JVM certification process say that a certified JVM must conform to TCK? If yes, Apache shouldn't have never start Harmony until this very first condition was removed. I sincerely believe in free software but wouldn't build a project like Harmony with the hope that Sun or Oracle would change some conflicting license terms. Would you? -- Emmanuel Puybaret -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
