Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:02:50 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Rainer Duffner <rainer@ultra-secure.de> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Oracle terminate DLJ - does this have consequences for FreeBSD Message-ID: <4EEE46EA.1020302@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <2D19A95C-0DE5-4955-8A52-9D104B500339@ultra-secure.de> References: <2D19A95C-0DE5-4955-8A52-9D104B500339@ultra-secure.de>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigC7D95BA96642EEE9AC6A0BB9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 18/12/2011 19:13, Rainer Duffner wrote: > seems this already happened in August. >=20 > Found on slashdot now, original article here: >=20 > http://robilad.livejournal.com/90792.html >=20 > http://jdk-distros.java.net/ >=20 >=20 > Does that have any consequences for diablo-jdk? >=20 > Ubuntu is, as usual, going berserk and apparently considers deleting it= from the installed base.... Yeah. It means FreeBSD gets to provide the standard Java distribution -- which is now OpenJDK -- free to use, and without itself having to stump up thousands of dollars via the FreeBSD Foundation simply for a place at the table. This is Java coming into line with the other big languages of the Internet age (perl, python, php, etc.), casting off the restrictive licensing it had hobbled itself with initially and so enabling itself to succeed in a way commensurate with its technical quality[*]. diablo-jdk was an unfortunate necessity for a while. It no longer is, and that's really good news. Cheers, Matthew [*] GPLv2 rather than a BSD-style license, but still a big step forwards.= --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enigC7D95BA96642EEE9AC6A0BB9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk7uRvEACgkQ8Mjk52CukIzbAgCfX4EVEEg0Az17cO8Jnm/GdmPo Kj0An0N8c0w9xgUCm78aLcK/Q04rw2La =jir7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigC7D95BA96642EEE9AC6A0BB9--
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