Re: [DotGNU]FreeBSD Foundation Announces Java License for FreeBSD

[Norbert Bollow]

Bill Lance <address@hidden> wrote:

> I'm not sure if this means that bsd licensed version
> of the JDK and JRE is now available or not.
> 
> http://daily.daemonnews.org/view_story.php3?story_id=2602

That doesn't sound like they're putting out JDK and JRE
under the bsd license... more likely it's a less permissive
license which still allows redistribution.  The biggest question
is whether it's a Free Software license or not.  If yes, then
I'd like to know whether it's GPL-compatible.  Unfortunately
these questions are not answered in that article.

Who has connections to Sun or to the FreeBSD foundation and is
able to get us an answer to this question?

Greetings, Norbert.

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