On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 11:22:25AM +0200, Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt wrote: > Heya, > > Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [Java flamewar] > > DPL, I wonder Why the Sun-Java package is not handled the same as any > > other package. What makes it so special that it deserves special > > treatment? > > > > Isn't this a discrimination against all other packages? :-) > > ACK. This is the most important problem with the Java license for me - > in general, the ftp-masters are *very* strict when it comes to > licenses. Even if upstream provides some FAQ or something to clarify > badly worded parts of the license, they are usually required to change > the license of their software to get it into Debian. > > I understand that a lot of people are interested to get Sun Java > packaged for Debian (and it would be a real improvement if we were able > to distribute it!), but I can not understand why it is special-cased > when it comes to licensing issues. >
I hope this special treatment has nothing to do with the sun-ubuntu deal announced a few days ago. - Alexander -- GPG messages preferred. | .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** Alexander Sack | : :' : The universal [EMAIL PROTECTED] | `. `' Operating System http://www.asoftsite.org/ | `- http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
