Re: Installing a Java VM on Debian

[Etienne Gagnon <etienne.gagnon@uqam.ca>]

Dj Statik wrote:
> * sablevm

Small correction:

- License of JVM is GNU LGPL (not GPL).
- Class library is under GPL with a linking exception that says, mainly, 
that you can link more-or-less with anything.

This is pretty important.  The GPL, when applied to the class library 
can have pretty important consequences.  See:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#IfInterpreterIsGPL

Note that Kaffe's class library is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL.


Etienne

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