Ingo Luetkebohle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> is there a reason RedHat does not include Java into the core
> distribution?

Yes (we do include kaffe, gcj and jikes, though)

> If its licensing related

Yes.

> -- what about putting it into Powertools? 

Not only aren't they open source, they aren't freely distributable. 
We couldn't distribute a binary JDK even if we wanted to, AFAIK.

>For the record, Kaffe is cool but its not fully compatible
> with newer developments (Swing, Java2, etc)

Kaffe isn't very good for almost any practical use :(

-- 
Trond Eivind Glomsrød
Red Hat, Inc.



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