On Sat, May 20, 2006 at 12:19:05PM +0000, theUser BL wrote: > Have a look at > http://lwn.net/Articles/184394/ > > Geir Magnusson Jr writes: > > > >Today during our JavaOne talk (given by Tim and I) I was proud to > >demonstrate JEdit running on Harmony! > > > >That's right, with Swing/AWT code. The formal contribution is on it's > >way, and I don't wish to steal any more thunder from the contribution when > >it's made, but we (Intel hat on here..) wasn't able to make the donation > >in time for the talk today because of internal process loose ends, and I > >wanted to make a splash for us at JavaOne. > > > >I expect it will be here in the next couple of days. > > > >Harmony - The question of compatible open source isn't "whether", but when! > > > >geir > > I don't understand, why Intel don't work together with GNU Classpath. :-/ > I think it would be ending up by fusion Intels implementation with the > implementation of GNU Classpath. Because its like the name of the current > GNU Classpath version: "All for one, one for all". > There can not more free Java-Class-Implementations existing. And if there > existing a additional one, the new one will be fusion with GNU Classpath I > think. > > Also I don't know, how it was possible, that Intel creates by its own a > complete Swing. GNU Classpath needed a lot of time for this. ... > > Questions over question. > > Lets have a look, what Intel will be publishing.
I would recommend not doing this. GPLv3 is not out. Our current license is not compatible with the ASLv2. We cannot combine the code currently. BTW tracking what lines in the code are licensed under ASL and what are licensed under GPL is not that easy. Cheers, Michael -- Escape the Java Trap with GNU Classpath! http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/java-trap.html Join the community at http://planet.classpath.org/
