Re: Jikes RVM - IBM's Free virtual machine for Java
Johan Walles <d92-jwa@nada.kth.se> writes:
> Hi!
>
> IBM has released their Java virtual machine "Jikes RVM" (formerly known as
> "Jalapeno") under the CPL
> ("http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/license-cpl.html";).
<snip>
upon further inspection, this is not Open Source (and I don't think they should
even use the name!).
It requires the use of IBM Jlibraries (a java standard imopl) which is
distributed under a proprietary/restricted license...
AKA
"Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, International Business
Machines Corporation and its affiliates (collectively referred to in this
Agreement as "IBM"), grant you a nontransferable, non-exclusive, internal use,
limited copyright license to use JLIBRARIES, in object code only, on each
computer that you use. You may only use the JLIBRARIES with JIKES RVM."
OUCH!
I think I will stay clear of the RVM. Not only is it experimental but it is
more proprietary and buggier (by definition) than the SUN JVM... :)
Kevin
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