John: > Bah, it would be nice if all of the above could be GPL or LGPL; why > are they not? They are: libgcj: LGPL GNU Classpath: LGPL Kaffe libraries: GPL That's not the issue. The issue was copyright ownership. However, it looks as though we're very close to coming to an agreement with the FSF that paves the way for a merger of sorts between libgcj and GNU Classpath. AG -- Anthony Green Cygnus Solutions Sunnyvale, California