On Mon, 08 Aug 2005 11:02:47 -0400, Kurt Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Kurt, >> >> Really, no disparagement was meant of your efforts. My apologies for >> any offense. >> >> I can't see spending my time working on Sun's code, but that's your >> choice, and if it works for you more power to you. > >Thanks for the apology. Your post struck a nerve and my frustration >with the amount of misinformation in this thread came out. Few people >really understand the Java - *BSD licensing issues. For what seems >like ideological licensing preferences, people like to make noise and >otherwise spout off. Kurt, If your statement was directed, in part, to my posts in the thread, please realize I was just trying the accurately answer the questions put to the list. If I got things wrong, made "noise" and posted "misinformation," I would really like to know *what* I got wrong? With all your work on the java ports, you're one of the few people in a position to know all the torrid details of java<->*bsd licensing, so please kick the knowledge downstairs to the unwashed. ;-) JCR -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?