Sun JDK distribution issues

[Carlos Rodrigues]

Hi!

Could someone explain why Fedora doesn't include Sun's JDK? I know that 
there are some issues concerning distribution (source and stuff) and I 
was looking for some details about this.

With all this brouhaha about Java possibly going GPL I was wondering 
about other ways of opening up Java so that all distro concerns are 
eliminated and without risking the fragmentation that so many developers 
fear about a GPLed Java (myself included, I value the "write-once, run 
anywhere" motto above all things).

thanks

Carlos
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[Chris Adams]

Once upon a time, Carlos Rodrigues <cer09566(a)students.fct.unl.pt&gt; said:
>  Could someone explain why Fedora doesn't include Sun's JDK? I
> know that 
>  there are some issues concerning distribution (source and stuff) and I 
>  was looking for some details about this. 
The Fedora Core distribution is exclusively made up of Open Source
software.  The Sun (and IBM and BEA) JDK is not Open Source, so it won't
be a part of FC.

Even if that rule was to be "bent", Sun has distribution restrictions on
the JDK that would keep it out of FC.

-- 
Chris Adams <cmadams(a)hiwaay.net&gt;
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.

[Carlos Rodrigues]

Chris Adams wrote:
>  Once upon a time, Carlos Rodrigues
> <cer09566(a)students.fct.unl.pt&gt; said:
>  
> >Could someone explain why Fedora doesn't include Sun's JDK? I know that 
> >there are some issues concerning distribution (source and stuff) and I 
> >was looking for some details about this.
>  
>  
>  The Fedora Core distribution is exclusively made up of Open Source
>  software.  The Sun (and IBM and BEA) JDK is not Open Source, so it won't
>  be a part of FC.
>  
>  Even if that rule was to be "bent", Sun has distribution restrictions on
>  the JDK that would keep it out of FC. 

Yes, but I was wondering about what has to be changed in Sun's JDK (or 
IBM's, since it includes Sun's code) to make it acceptable under normal 
FC rules (without bending any of them). This, of course, without it 
having to be fully GPLed.

I'm wondering about this because although Sun doesn't seem too keen on 
GPLing Java they may be willing to make some changes to open it up a 
bit, I'm just curious about what would be necessary for the FC folks to 
find it open enough for inclusion.

Carlos

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[Markku Kolkka]

Carlos Rodrigues kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika sunnuntai, 2. 
toukokuuta 2004 21:07):
>  Yes, but I was wondering about what has to be changed in Sun's
>  JDK (or IBM's, since it includes Sun's code) to make it
>  acceptable under normal FC rules (without bending any of
>  them). 
It must be released under a licence that's compatible with the 
Open Source Definition: 
http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php

-- 
	Markku Kolkka
	markku.kolkka(a)iki.fi