Re: Java development on debian ppc

2000-07-03 Thread Ean R . Schuessler
While I am not a communist I do have to agree with Stephane. The point with Debian is to build a system that is not hamstrung by intellectual property law. If you do not agree with that goal then complaining that Debian cannot do this or that is a waste of both your time and ours. I will happily t

Re: Java development on debian ppc

2000-07-03 Thread Ean R . Schuessler
While I am not a communist I do have to agree with Stephane. The point with Debian is to build a system that is not hamstrung by intellectual property law. If you do not agree with that goal then complaining that Debian cannot do this or that is a waste of both your time and ours. I will happily

Re: Java development on debian ppc

2000-07-03 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Friday 30 June 2000, at 15 h 13, the keyboard of "C.M. Connelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good for you. But some people need or *want* to use software that > isn't ``free'' (as in speech). I don't pretend I will force them to be free. I'm not trying to stop them (I cannot). I just say

Re: Java development on debian ppc

2000-07-03 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Saturday 1 July 2000, at 1 h 18, the keyboard of John Leuner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would rephrase it: if there is no Free Java solution ... > > then we should stop working with Java and start encouraging > > people to switch to another language. > > Java has such massive support,

Re: Java development on debian ppc

2000-07-03 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Friday 30 June 2000, at 15 h 13, the keyboard of "C.M. Connelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good for you. But some people need or *want* to use software that > isn't ``free'' (as in speech). I don't pretend I will force them to be free. I'm not trying to stop them (I cannot). I just sa

Re: Java development on debian ppc

2000-07-03 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Saturday 1 July 2000, at 1 h 18, the keyboard of John Leuner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would rephrase it: if there is no Free Java solution ... > > then we should stop working with Java and start encouraging > > people to switch to another language. > > Java has such massive support