Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:11:07 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: Antonio Vieiro <antonio@antonioshome.net>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Status of Java in FreeBSD? (OpenSolaris is dead) Message-ID: <20100813211107.GA53926@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20100813185708.GA26455@slackbox.erewhon.net> References: <4C6587F8.7040102@antonioshome.net> <20100813185708.GA26455@slackbox.erewhon.net>
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On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 08:57:08PM +0200, Roland Smith wrote: > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 07:59:20PM +0200, Antonio Vieiro wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Now that OpenSolaris is dead [1] I was wondering what the status of Java > > is in FreeBSD. > > [1] http://sstallion.blogspot.com/2010/08/opensolaris-is-dead.html > > IMO the "status" of Java is "best to avoid it". Just ask Google. :-) > > > I'm currently using OpenJDK16 from ports. Is OpenJDK free from Oracle > > hands or not? > > Depends what you mean by free. It's under the GPLv2, so I think you should be > good wrt copyrights. > > Patents might be different matter, though! To the best of my knowledge, the EU > law doesn't allow patenting software. But if you really want to know where you > stand you should consult a lawyer who knows Spanish and EU patent law. > > People in the US could very well be screwed, however. OTOH, Oracle's lawsuit > against Google over Android could potentially lead to the patents asserted in > that case being found invalid. y're right on your last paragraph. i think/hope that oracle's fist fight leads to their quicker bankruptcy... to which they've been headed for quite some time. > > Roland > -- > R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ > [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] > pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix The 7.83a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php http://journey.thought.org
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