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Their license is not very liberal at all.
It's a pain in the ass to install Java on the FreeBSD, because of their draconian licensing restrictions.
In order to install Java on *BSD, you have have register with Sun. YOu then have to manaully download around 250MB of source tarballs - (basically the entire source of the Java Development Kit), and then apply specialy made patches done by member of the BSD community just to get it to compile.
This nonsense is all because of their licensing.
If they would just allow some form of redistribution rights in their license, Java would be running on a lot more systems.
Sun likes to shoot themselves in the foot. - Posted by: toadlife Posted on: 05/09/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
The big question is WHY?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/09/05
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Good question
rapson | 05/09/05
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purists
avdp | 05/09/05
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I'll tell you why
toadlife | 05/09/05
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And more
Richard Flude | 05/09/05
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And what's my motivation to use it?
kensys | 05/09/05
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Then go do it!
doe_z | 05/09/05
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gcj and CLASSPATH 90% there already
boobasaurus | 05/09/05
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I think that is happening.
doe_z | 05/09/05
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I think they could concentrate on other areas
durandal00 | 05/09/05
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But it's not FREE
nanunanu | 05/09/05
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I think it will be.
doe_z | 05/09/05
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I think there are better ways to help open source right now.
DonnieBoy | 05/09/05
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Java needs Microsoft involvement
Wagadonga | 05/10/05
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What do you think?
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