Re: Sun Java available from non-free
Francesco Poli wrote:
> On Wed, 17 May 2006 12:02:34 +0000 Brian M. Carlson wrote:
>
> > [For -legal people, the license is attached.]
>
> Thanks.
>
> [...]
> > Also, section 4 poses a major issue. If, for any reason, the Linux
> > kernel doesn't do something that Java requires, then we are obligated
> > to either fix it or inform everyone who has acquired Java from us.
>
> Indeed, it seems we are in chains: whenever Sun decides that we should
> do it, we are bound to modifying the Debian System to satisfy their
> requirements and/or notifying the world about the issue.
Or stop distributing, which terminates the license immediately.
Thiemo
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