Java problem

[Craig White]

On Sun, 2007-12-30 at 15:16 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Sunday 30 December 2007, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> >Les Mikesell wrote:
> >> The bigger problem is distributing something that is not java compatable
> >>  but executing it with the java name.  Microsoft tried to promote an
> >> incompatible program that similarly fit their agenda with the java name
> >> and Sun successfully sued them over it.  The fedora-shipped not-java
> >> program that executes with the java name does just as much damage and
> >> shouldn't be named java until it passes the compatibility tests.  I'm
> >> surprised fedora's legal dept. allowed this abuse of a trademarked name.
> >
> >That's because trademark does not apply to filenames. Sun doesn't
> >consider classpath or GCJ as damage to Java in any way and has even used
> >the same license classpath originally had for their new openjdk effort.
> >IcedTea is a free and open source derivative of OpenJDK and included in
> >Fedora 8 by default and Sun has continued to use that as a prototype to
> >remove the binary encumbrances in their code. Once OpenJDK becomes
> >completely open source, Fedora will include that by default.
> >
> >Besides a compatible version of Java requires signing a test suite which
> >until recently came with onerous restrictions that has been lifted and
> >paved the way to better compatibility.
> >
> >http://www.press.redhat.com/2007/11/05/red-hat-helps-advance-open-source-jav
> >a/
> >
> >Rahul
> 
> Excellent news, Rahul.  Unforch not in time for F8, F9 maybe?
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you should have followed the links in the article which would have
brought you to...

http://labs.jboss.com/community/interviews/sacha_sun.html

which actually answers that and more

Craig