Re: Sun Java available from non-free
Ron wrote:
> Drew Parsons wrote:
> >
> > I am correct in understanding that this means bytecode (*.class) generated using
> > gcj -C is not permitted by this licence to be run using the Sun JVM?
>
> Probably so.
>
> Given the imperfect compatibility between gcj & Sun Java 1.5, can
> you say whether the reason your Java app fails is because there's a
> bug your app, there's a bug in gcj or in the Sun JRE? Sun
> reasonably doesn't want people blaming Sun Java for flaws in other
> compilers.
I can appreciate in this scenario that Sun does not want to accept
liability or blame. "Not a supported configuration", that's fine. But
to forbid a user from even attempting it if they want to is just
plain....ridiculous. Hubris!
>
>
> IANAL, but ISTM that it is up to the *user*, not Debian to enforce
> clause 2(c).
>
> After all, when I install it on my box, *I* am agreeing to the
> license, not SPI, the DPL or the Debian Java Team.
Perhaps. That's a subtle matter my tired brain can't address right now :)
Drew
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