On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 07:53:15PM -0600, Michael Torrie wrote: > On Tue, 2003-09-09 at 17:33, District Webmaster wrote: > > I'm considering including Sun's java runtime enviroment on the SSS -- > > it's helpful if java is installed before some of these other > > applications are installed. I've been reading a lot of licenses on > > sun's web site, and as near as I can tell, it's fine to redistribute > > the jre as long as we don't alter it. > > > > Even though it's free (as in beer), java really isn't free (as in > > speech). It doesn't really matter to me, but it might to the group. I'd > > like your opinions on the matter. > > I'd say put it on the CD, but somehow make it known that java is a free, > but not open source product.
FYI. http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/docs/support/faq-release/FAQ-java-linux-8.html#ss8.3 http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/runtime.html#redistribution http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/jre/j2re1_3_0.license Mike -- ------------------------------------------- | --------------------- Michael Halcrow | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Developer, IBM Linux Technology Center | | What's another word for synonym? | ------------------------------------------- | --------------------- GnuPG Keyprint: 05B5 08A8 713A 64C1 D35D 2371 2D3C FDDA 3EB6 601D
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