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Sun releases Java under GPLv2Sun releases Java under GPLv2Posted Nov 13, 2006 18:12 UTC (Mon) by ajross (subscriber, #4563)In reply to: Sun releases Java under GPLv2 by kjp Parent article: Sun releases Java under GPLv2
But this really isn't too surprising. The virtual machine is a program, and is under the GPL. The core libraries, being a platform, need a more permissive license. I don't know why they didn't pick the LGPL either, but as you point out this is the same for all practical purposes.
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Sun releases Java under GPLv2 Posted Nov 13, 2006 18:38 UTC (Mon) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link] The GPL+exception works better than the LGPL for embedded systems users, as it's hard to provide the user with a way to relink her ROM code as would be required by the LGPL.
Sun releases Java under GPLv2 Posted Nov 13, 2006 18:39 UTC (Mon) by jcrigby000 (guest, #40881) [Link] Maybe for the same reason that glibc is gpl+exception. Don't ask me what that reason is however :).
Sun releases Java under GPLv2
Sun releases Java under GPLv2 Posted Nov 13, 2006 20:04 UTC (Mon) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link] Maybe jcrigby meant libgcc. Compiled-language runtime libraries (whichglibc isn't, not really) tend to be under GPL+exception or something analogous (they pretty much have to be if the language is to gain traction outside the pure-free-software world).
Sun releases Java under GPLv2 Posted Nov 14, 2006 8:15 UTC (Tue) by zarcher (guest, #845) [Link] > I don't know why they didn't pick the LGPL either
From the FAQ, http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/faq.jsp#g8
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