Mark Wielaard wrote:
Hi, On Wed, 2004-08-04 at 23:48, Arnaud Vandyck wrote:
If the problem could not be solved soon, it means we'll have to build servlet with non-free JDK again! It means libservlet2.3-java back to contrib!Why? It isn't a bug with any of the free main runtimes. And it seems a upgrade of the non-free proprietary runtime that this person is usingwould solve the issue.
I tend to agree with Mark on that. If it's a problem with some code outside debian (i.e. the JDK), then it shouldn't be necessary to kick packages out of main to acommodate for problems in non-free software :)
But then, I tend to view the JDK like the Netscape Navigator: it was great that it was around, but after a while it was less and less needed, since free software alternatives made it unnecessary for free operating systems. :)
cheers, dalibor topic