Re: Don't download JDK1.2src! [Was: Re: JAVA2 source code]

1999-02-26 Thread Matt Welsh
Artur Biesiadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I don't think that signing electronic license would stand in any court. > With old licensing scheme, you had to sign it on paper and fax/mail it - > and this oligate you to something, but anybody can click license for me > - these passwords aren't

Re: Don't download JDK1.2src! [Was: Re: JAVA2 source code]

1999-02-26 Thread Nathan Meyers
Cees de Groot wrote: > Artur Biesiadowski wrote: > > > I don't think that signing electronic license would stand in any court. > > With old licensing scheme, you had to sign it on paper and fax/mail it - > > and this oligate you to something, but anybody can click license for me > > - these passw

Re: Don't download JDK1.2src! [Was: Re: JAVA2 source code]

1999-02-26 Thread Cees de Groot
Artur Biesiadowski wrote: > I don't think that signing electronic license would stand in any court. > With old licensing scheme, you had to sign it on paper and fax/mail it - > and this oligate you to something, but anybody can click license for me > - these passwords aren't very secure, are they

Re: Don't download JDK1.2src! [Was: Re: JAVA2 source code]

1999-02-26 Thread Scott Murray
On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Cees de Groot wrote: > Oliver Fels wrote: > > > Just for your interest and in case noone has mentioned it yet: > > > > Sun is now making the source code to the Java® 2 platform > > available to the developer community. > > > > Yes, but *please* think twice before committing

Re: Don't download JDK1.2src! [Was: Re: JAVA2 source code]

1999-02-26 Thread Leo Cyr
This makes very good sense. On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Cees de Groot wrote: > Oliver Fels wrote: > > > Just for your interest and in case noone has mentioned it yet: > > > > Sun is now making the source code to the Java® 2 platform > > available to the developer community. > > > > Yes, but *please*

Re: Don't download JDK1.2src! [Was: Re: JAVA2 source code]

1999-02-26 Thread Artur Biesiadowski
Cees de Groot wrote: > Yes, but *please* think twice before committing your soul to Sun! > > I hope it is clear that the second you agree to their license, you can forget > about contributing to Japhar, Classpath, Kaffe, etcetera - the real Open Source > alternatives to Sun's JDK. If your compan

Don't download JDK1.2src! [Was: Re: JAVA2 source code]

1999-02-26 Thread Cees de Groot
Oliver Fels wrote: > Just for your interest and in case noone has mentioned it yet: > > Sun is now making the source code to the Java® 2 platform > available to the developer community. > Yes, but *please* think twice before committing your soul to Sun! I hope it is clear that the second you ag

JAVA2 source code

1999-02-25 Thread Oliver Fels
Just for your interest and in case noone has mentioned it yet: Sun is now making the source code to the Java® 2 platform available to the developer community. Further information is available via http://www.javasoft.com/communitysource/ and http://www.sun.com/software/communitysource/java2/