GPL2 Java?

[Horst H. von Brand]

Jeff Spaleta <jspaleta at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/13/06, Otto Rey <otto_rey at yahoo.com.ar> wrote:
> >
> > +1 Include Sun JDK in Fedora
> > +1 Move Gcj to Extras
> >
> >
> > From: Warren Togami <wtogami at redhat.com>
> > Keep in mind that bits don't land until March 2007.

> Keep in mind that any such actions will have to be in a post fc7
> timeframe if Warren's statement is correct and the re-licensed code
> isn't publically available until March 2007.  A detailed discussion as
> to what to do is a bit premature until we have the re-licensed code in
> hand.  I really think it would be a bad idea to rely on a promise to
> re-license, to make technical decisions which could impact the fc7
> release.  Its enough to know everyone is aware about it and the
> timescales involved. Work on gcj can't stop if Sun's relicensed
> release isn't available soon enough for the fc7 testing timeframe.

Besides, at least to me it isn't clear (yet?) they are GPLing everything
you'd need to /use/ Java in anger... Also, gcj is a native compiler too, it
could very well be that filling in the rough spots from Sun's Java is the
way to go in the end.
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