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[Savannah-cvs] [JavaIssues] (edit) clarify what code from Sun is release
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[Savannah-cvs] [JavaIssues] (edit) clarify what code from Sun is released |
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Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:17:18 +0000 |
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- Sun's current JDK (v1.6) is proprietary software, but is currently being
freed (target v1.7), although a free release is not ready yet.
Free Java is moving forward, but not completely yet.
Sun recently released code from the JDK v1.6, but not all of it. Some of the
code cannot be released by Sun under the GNU GPL and need to be replaced.
Currently this means you need to get "binary blobs" to get a fully functionnal
Free JDK from Sun.
??changed:
- That's why it is important to, for now,
- rely on a completely free Java suite. A Java suite is made up of 3 parts:
That's why it is important to rely on a completely free Java suite.
Until a completely free OpenJDK is out, relying on Sun's Java is not
acceptable yet.
A Java suite is made up of 3 parts:
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