> > Java is distributed under license.  That license requires that the end
> > user acknowledge Sun's copyright.  Silent installation is a copyright
> > violation, it breaks the license.
>
> If true, why would they document that functionality on their website?

I think that silent installation implies the license is acknowledged.

> The solution is simple, add Sun's copyright notice to the GPL such that
> the user agrees to both when they install Freenet.

I had to read that twice.  I got it the second time.  First time through I
thought, Sun would never agree to their license being GPL'd :-)

d

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