Re: JFORK: Or a reasonable response to the Sun SCSL
Ean R . Schuessler Writes:
> So, what can we do about it? I have been giving the subject some small
> amount of thought and have been having conversations with Tim
> Wilkinson (Kaffe) for almost a year now. My opinion is that the only
> reasonable response is a large scale, highly organized, optimally
> minimalized fork against the Sun version of Java. This is a path that
> is fraught with public relations peril and is almost inconceivably
> difficult as a technical challenge. That said, I think that it is not
> impossible and that the SPI infrastructure represents an excellent
> launch pad for such an effort.
If this ever happens, I will no longer support Debian or SPI, and I will
try to use other alternatives.
I thoroughly disagree that even a "minimal" fork is good for Java.
I encourage and applaud those doing free implementations from the published
Sun documents that are not under SCSL (e.g., books in stores). I disagree
with the SCSL. But let me restate, that I a LONG TIME advocate of Debian,
will become one of it's staunchest opponets if SPI becomes involved in
any kind of "fork" of Java.
---- Cris J H
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