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Sorry for the x-post but I think this is relevant to everyone included. Hello. For starters I would like to congratulate IBM and the RVM team on your recent RVM 2.0 release (and published white-papers). This is definitely a great contribution to the Java and Open Source communities! Unfortunately, I have issues with the current RVM licensing terms. Specifically the licensing of the JLibrary package. http://www-124.ibm.com/cgi-bin/jikesrvm/jlibraries?rev=R-2001-10-13-22-25-43&jrv=2.0.0 This is a very restrictive license and I don't understand why it was chosen as it seems to go against the Open Source nature of the RVM. This prohibits innovative use of the RVM code. Specifically integration with GNU Classpath, distribution with Debian GNU/Linux, etc. Is there anyone at IBM we can talk with about changing the terms of the JLibrary package to an Open Source license? If the problem is a reliance on proprietary code (AKA SUNs code), I would suggest that a sub-project be started to integrate the code from GNU Classpath which should be able to replace the JLibrary code. Again. Congrats. I am very excited about the RVM release as I think that the lack of a quality (stable) Open Source JVM is hurting both the Java and Open Source communities. Thanks. Kevin - -- Need a good Engineer? Hire me! ( Java | P2P | XML | Linux | Open Source ) Kevin A. Burton ( [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Location - San Francisco, CA, Cell - 415.595.9965 Jabber - [EMAIL PROTECTED], Web - http://relativity.yi.org The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Get my public key at: http://relativity.yi.org/pgpkey.txt iD8DBQE713XAAwM6xb2dfE0RAlAfAKCFhNdFzf3NsW0jARDHat9/53iLgACfQaYW L8pZxwjCIV53p/ZkYHVXYN8= =CeMK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
