On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 03:07, Tom Tromey wrote: [just jumping in] > The primary thing is freedom. > Based on what you say, it sounds like we have different priorities > here.
This is one of the core questions: Is some library that will only work with one single Java-lookalike-but-GPL'd runtime environment more free than a library which does work together with pretty every JVM around including free and non-free VMs? It's a question of what your notion of "free" actually is ... Best regards, Tom ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Aeby, Kirchweg 40, 1735 Giffers, Switzerland, Voice : (+41)26 4180040 Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP public key available ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be. -- Lao Tsu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]