Daniel John Debrunner wrote: > Since this is an open-*source* project, we do have other options that > seem to have no legal issues to me (IANAL). > > Option A - Source only release with JDBC 4.0 based on proposed final draft > Derby 10.2 release is source only, no pre-compiled jars, removes the > dependency on the Mustang download. > > Option B - Release pre-compiled jars without JDBC 4.0 optional build > Option A plus pre-compiled jars without JDBC 4.0, already supported by > just compiling without a Java SE 6/Mustang JDK. > > In both cases the current state of the 10.2 branch is left unchanged wrt > JDBC 4.0, ie. no removal of JDBC 4.0 from code or documentation.
I think this is brilliant. Just leave the source code as it is but release binaries without JDBC4 (read: don't compile them with JDK 6). Anyone that want to "experiment" with JDBC4 may of course get the Derby 10.2 source and JDK 6 beta-build x and do whatever seems fit for the experiments..... -- Bernt Marius Johnsen, Database Technology Group, Staff Engineer, Technical Lead Derby/Java DB Sun Microsystems, Trondheim, Norway
