Re: Sun's new Community Source License Agreement for Java

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From: Aaron M. Renn
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00

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Navindra Umanee wrote:
> I strongly suspect that the Java libs are not GPL-compatible either.
> Here's the binary license:  http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/1.2/LICENSE
> So is it illegal to GPL Java applications?  I'd suspect not since I
> don't believe compiled class files would contain Sun code.

The GPL specifically permits linking against libraries that ship with the
compiler.  The Sun Java libraries come with the Java compiler.

> WTF is this about?!  I can't write applications that look like
> Windbloze applications for Linux?

That is correct.

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Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com) http://www.urbanophile.com/arenn/

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