On Saturday 13 Sep 2008, gajendra khanna wrote: > >I'd think a Java applet would be the most browser > > not to mention possibly non-free if sun's java is used. (use gij for > making applet if you want it to be assured "free".). If thats not an > issue please go ahead and use sun's java.
In this case it's important to distinguish between the various levels of freedom involved in this discussion: 1. The freedom to write and distribute the applet and make the source code available under a FOSS licence. 2. The freedom to run the applet. 3. The freedom to compile the applet. Whatever Java you use, you can always make freedom 1 (to make and distribute the applet and source) available to your users. Freedoms 2 and 3 (to run and to compile) may be related, since they're both dependent on the underlying libraries and classes that specific versions of Java make available for development and deployment. I don't really know whether or not all the Java audio/multimedia libraries that are needed to achieve the OP's task are available in the free Java implementation(s). However, unless the underlying classes are protected by patents, I'd assume that all Java versions will eventually have them regardless of their current availability. Assuming the required multimedia stuff isn't patent protected I'd advise Narendra to go the Java route even if his users can't currently use a totally free Java implementation to run the applet. The applet will remain FOSS, and as and when the free Java achieves multimedia compatibility with Sun Java his users can make a choice on whether to continue using Sun Java or to use a free JRE. Regards, -- Raju -- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
