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Sun releases Java under GPLv2Sun releases Java under GPLv2Posted Nov 13, 2006 18:39 UTC (Mon) by jcrigby000 (guest, #40881)In reply to: Sun releases Java under GPLv2 by ajross Parent article: Sun releases Java under GPLv2
Maybe for the same reason that glibc is gpl+exception. Don't ask me what that reason is however :).
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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).
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