We acknowledge that some of our users require the use of programs that don't conform to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. We have created "contrib" and "non-free" areas in our FTP archive for this software. The software in these directories is not part of the Debian system, although it has been configured for use with Debian. ....
I meant in main.
We most definitely do *host* (mirror) such software. And since when is Java non-free?
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> apt-cache show gcj Package: gcj
Priority: optional
Section: devel
...
Description: The GNU Java compiler
GCJ is a front end to the GCC compiler which can natively compile both
Java(tm) source and bytecode files. The compiler can also generate class
files.
(note: Section: is 'devel', not 'non-free/devel')
IIRC. now you are spreading FUD. Does a java compiler require the java runtime? IIRC. Dont think so. Heck, you could write a bytecode generator in any language under the sun.
I do apologise for contributing to this silly thread, but people that continue to spread FUD, intentionally or otherwise, annoy the hell out of me. If they don't know something for sure, they should shut the hell up, or add a lot of disclaimers such as 'I think', 'I'm not sure, but', 'I may be wrong' or 'IIRC'.
Mike.
