Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 15:22:13 +0100 From: Ernst de Haan <znerd@freebsd.org> To: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com>, freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fwd: FreeBSD Foundation Announces Java License for FreeBSD Message-ID: <200201181422.g0IEMD248521@zaphod.euronet.nl> In-Reply-To: <20011224041352.A7340@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <20011224041352.A7340@misty.eyesbeyond.com>
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This is
A W E S O M E
news!!!!!! Congratulations, all!!!
Ernst
On Sunday 23 December 2001 18:43, Greg Lewis wrote:
> In case everyone didn't see this message on freebsd-announce:
>
> ----- Forwarded message from The FreeBSD Foundation
> <bod@freebsdfoundation.org> -----
>
> The FreeBSD Foundation is pleased to announce that it has secured a
> license from Sun Microsystems to distribute a native FreeBSD version of
> both the Java Development Kit (JDK) and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
> Thanks to the great efforts of the FreeBSD Java team, these should be
> available for inclusion with the upcoming release of FreeBSD 4.5 in
> January, 2002.
>
> The general availability of a distributable version of Java will
> benefit end users, commercial users, and developers who use FreeBSD.
> Java continues to grow in popularity and has become heavily used in
> server side web applications, one of FreeBSD's core areas of strength.
> With an officially licensed binary Java distribution, FreeBSD becomes
> an ideal platform for execution, development, and deployment of Java
> based solutions.
>
> This agreement would not have been possible without the efforts of Nate
> Williams. Nate not only started the FreeBSD Java porting effort, but
> also brought Sun Microsystems and the Foundation together to negotiate a
> license.
>
> The FreeBSD Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit Colorado corporation, is
> dedicated to supporting the FreeBSD Project. In addition to sponsoring
> the development and promotion of FreeBSD, as a recognized legal entity,
> the Foundation can enter into legal contracts and hold intellectual
> property in trust for the Project. The Foundation hopes that today's
> license agreement announcement is only the first of many occasions where
> the Foundation's legal status allows FreeBSD to grow in ways that would
> not otherwise be possible.
>
> The FreeBSD Foundation relies solely on contributions from individuals
> and businesses to fund its activities. In negotiating the JDK/JRE
> license, where both parties were in almost immediate agreement to
> the license terms, the Foundation still spent in excess of $3000 on
> legal fees. Highly qualified and experienced legal counsel is the
> expensive yet necessary cost of protecting the best interests of
> the FreeBSD Project. This particular activity was funded solely
> by contributions from the FreeBSD Foundation's board of directors.
> The Foundation will only be able to continue its work with further
> contributions from the general public. Donations to the Foundation
> are usually considered tax-deductible for those paying United States
> Federal income tax. Any donations postmarked by December 31st.
> are applicable for the 2001 tax year. Information on how to donate
> to the Foundation can be found at:
>
> http://www.freebsdfoundation.org
>
> The Board of Directors
> The FreeBSD Foundation
>
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> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
> The FreeBSD Java community owe the FreeBSD Foundation and Nate Williams
> a great deal of thanks for negotiating license. The Foundation has
> supplied a considerable amount of time and financial input and Nate has
> spent _countless_ hours over a period of years to arrange this.
>
> I would like to emphasise that the FreeBSD Foundation has spent $3000 of
> the directors own money on this license and that they are a non-profit
> organisation, meaning that donations to the Foundation are tax
> deductible. To all those who have expressed interest in financially
> helping previously (and everyone else :), I'd suggest that now may be a
> perfect time to boost your tax deductions right before the end of the
> year.
--
Ernst de Haan
EuroNet Internet B.V.
"Come to me all who are weary and burdened
and I will give you rest" -- Jesus Christ
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