Hi Jeroen, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote:
> Users requiring the complete functionality of Sun Java will find > that the Java 5 JRE and JDK can be installed by adding the non-free > component to their APT configuration. For now, this applies only to > users of unstable/sid, but will the packages are expected to migrate > into testing (etch) in the near future. This means that they most likely > accompany the next release in etch's non-free section. >From reference [3], question 20, there are circumstances under which Sun could demand that we make either a non-trivial update to the Java packages in a stable release, or else remove them within 90 days: > 20. What if a problem comes up after I distribute the software? > > If Sun becomes aware of a compatibility problem with the JDK > software on your OS distribution and notifies you about it, then you > must fix the problem and offer a patch or new version to your > downstream users and distributors, or stop distributing the software > within 90 days of being notified. If you stop distributing the > software, you must also make reasonable attempts to notify your > users, and anyone who might have downloaded your OS > distribution. Once your downstream users are notified, they must > make the same choice (i.e. fix the problem or stop > using/distributing the software) Is this a burden that FTP-masters are willing and able to take on? Or is the probability of this happening judged to be low enough that we aren't worried about it? > [1] http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/2006-05/sunflash.20060516.4.xml > [2] http://download.java.net/dlj/DLJ-v1.1.txt > http://download.java.net/dlj/DLJ-v1.1.pdf > [3] http://download.java.net/dlj/DLJ-FAQ-v1.1.txt > http://download.java.net/dlj/DLJ-FAQ-v1.1.pdf best regards, -- Kevin B. McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Physics Department WWW: http://www.princeton.edu/~kmccarty/ Princeton University GPG: public key ID 4F83C751 Princeton, NJ 08544 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
