Would checking out OpenJDK and rename "java" into "espresso" work ?
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 15:40, Greg Reddin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Puybaret <[email protected]> wrote: > > Trying to learn Harmony history, it's clear that its announcement on > > 2005-05-09 at > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.java.classpath.devel/5521 > > was long before Sun even decided to choose the GNU GPL for Java on > > 2006-11-13 http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t84244.html > > Yes, IIRC, when Harmony started there was not a fully open-source JDK > under any license. Many people believe that the existence of Harmony > put a lot of pressure on Sun to open-source the JDK, and that OpenJDK > would not exist if it were not for Harmony. > > > And anyway even if the TCK was finally available under GNU GPL, the > > ASF wouldn't be probably satisfied because they would like it to be > > under Apache license and not GNU GPL. > > No,. It's not an Apache-license vs. GPL issue. The issue is that > Apache was offered a TCK license that would not allow us to release > Harmony under the Apache license. This is a violation of the JSPA. > > > Sorry to be rude, but this fact makes me believe that Apache built > > Harmony on promises. > > Yes, Harmony was built on the promises contained in the JSPA, which is > a contract that all JCP members are bound by. Oracle broke those > promises, and the rest of the JCP EC did not hold their feet to the > fire. So Apache left. > > Greg > > -- > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- 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.
