Answering my own bug report:
This from Sun at http://www.sun.com/software/linux/faq.xml Q: Isn't JDK 6 in Ubuntu 7.04 based on the DLJ license that Mark Shuttleworth and Jonathan Schwartz announced at JavaOne last year? A: Yes. Last year Sun created the Distribution License for Java (DLJ) which made it possible for GNU/Linux and OpenSolaris distributions to package and redistribute Sun's implementation of the Java SE Platform. The latest release of the Java SE 6 JDK, was released in December 2006 and Canonical has taken advantage of the DLJ to package JDK 6 for Ubuntu 7.04. A new addition to JDK 6 is Java DB, which is available as an optional add-on package. Back to top 9. Q: Why isn't Canonical including OpenJDK in Ubuntu 7.04? A: Last November Sun announced the plan to open source our Java SE implementation under the GPL. At that time major components of the platform including the Java programming language compiler and the HotSpot virtual machine source code were published as part of the OpenJDK project. As previously communicated, Sun plans to make a completely buildable implementation of OpenJDK during the first half of 2007. However as the full JDK was not available in time for inclusion in the 7.04 release the timing did not allow including OpenJDK. Sun and Canonical are working together on packaging OpenJDK such that an open source implementation of the Java SE Platform can be included in the next Ubuntu release. So, to answer my own questions: - JDK6 and OpenJDK are not the same. - JDK6 is licensed under the DLJ - OpenJDK is licensed under the GPL v2 - OpenJDK didn't quite make it to the 7.04 release However, here's another question that I couldn't find an answer to: There appears to be no openjdk package in Gutsy as yet. Is this true? -- Incorrect License warning? https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123469 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
