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Re: Next steps for GNU Classpath
- From: Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia <guille dot rodriguez at gmail dot com>
- To: Bill Chatfield <bill_chatfield at yahoo dot com>
- Cc: Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>, "classpath at gnu dot org" <classpath at gnu dot org>, "java at gcc dot gnu dot org" <java at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:01:14 +0200
- Subject: Re: Next steps for GNU Classpath
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Hi Bill,
2014-09-16 17:47 GMT+02:00 Bill Chatfield <bill_chatfield@yahoo.com>:
> OpenJDK is Linux-only. It does not work on Windows. This defeats the purpose of Java of being cross-platform. You might say that Windows has Oracle's Java, but it is not GPLed. It cannot be redistributed or bundled with an app. It is huge and copyrighted. When you install it, it tries to screw you over by installing the Ask Toolbar. These are problems that GCJ does not have.
Just came across this which may address some of these concerns:
http://www.azulsystems.com/products/zulu
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Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia
guille.rodriguez@gmail.com