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Re: How is GCJ different from Sun Java?

From: Anthony Green <green at redhat dot com>
To: corey taylor <corey dot taylor at gmail dot com>
Cc: Rui Wang <Rui dot Wang at newcastle dot ac dot uk>, "Ernest L. Williams Jr." <ernesto at ornl dot gov>, GCC-Help <gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:00:23 -0800
Subject: Re: How is GCJ different from Sun Java?
References: <1131467233.17138.22.camel@bengal.ornl.gov> <9366880017F98D4EA02E4412380B820217761F@moonraker.campus.ncl.ac.uk> <2e393d080511080844o64811f38p7e9487db678f5d46@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 10:44 -0600, corey taylor wrote:
> What is the non-free part of Sun's license?

While Sun distributes their Java implementation for no charge, they
don't distribute it under a "Free Software" license.  Meaning, the
license does not extend to you, the licensee, any of the essential
freedoms we consider important.

See http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html for more
information.

AG

References:
- How is GCJ different from Sun Java?
  - From: Ernest L. Williams Jr.
- RE: How is GCJ different from Sun Java?
  - From: Rui Wang
- Re: How is GCJ different from Sun Java?
  - From: corey taylor

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