Re: [RFC-DRAFT] Debian-Java point of view about JDK under the GPL

2006-12-03 Thread Matthias Klose
Andrew Haley writes: > Matthias Klose writes: > > Arnaud Vandyck writes: > > > Hi debian-java team, > > > > > > I'd like us to write a common position statement about the jdk under > > > the gpl. I think these points should be mentioned: > > > > > > o This is really a good thing for us bec

Re: [RFC-DRAFT] Debian-Java point of view about JDK under the GPL

2006-11-17 Thread Andrew Haley
Matthias Klose writes: > Arnaud Vandyck writes: > > Hi debian-java team, > > > > I'd like us to write a common position statement about the jdk under > > the gpl. I think these points should be mentioned: > > > > o This is really a good thing for us because it is now really the GPL > > (+

Re: [RFC-DRAFT] Debian-Java point of view about JDK under the GPL

2006-11-16 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 11:45:03PM +0100, Matthias Klose wrote: > Arnaud Vandyck writes: > > Hi debian-java team, > > > > I'd like us to write a common position statement about the jdk under > > the gpl. I think these points should be mentioned: > > > > o This is really a good thing for us be

Re: [RFC-DRAFT] Debian-Java point of view about JDK under the GPL

2006-11-16 Thread Matthias Klose
Arnaud Vandyck writes: > Hi debian-java team, > > I'd like us to write a common position statement about the jdk under > the gpl. I think these points should be mentioned: > > o This is really a good thing for us because it is now really the GPL > (+Classpath exception), not a MPL like license; >

[RFC-DRAFT] Debian-Java point of view about JDK under the GPL

2006-11-14 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
Hi debian-java team, I'd like us to write a common position statement about the jdk under the gpl. I think these points should be mentioned: o This is really a good thing for us because it is now really the GPL (+Classpath exception), not a MPL like license; o Sun worked hard to have the jdk in

Re: [RFC-DRAFT] Debian-Java point of view about JDK under the GPL

2006-11-14 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Arnaud Vandyck] > Any other thoughts? I believe this is a good idea. I have tried to get someone in the debian-edu community to write a press release announcing our support for this license change, but am not sure if anyone will pick up the ball. I believe it is important to get the press to w