On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 01:47:01PM +0200, Romain Beauxis wrote: > On Monday 22 May 2006 13:35, you wrote: > > They won't sue us for distributing Java. If they do, all we have to do > > is point the Judge to the press coverage of this change of license, and > > to the fact that Debian was mentioned as one of the distributors asked > > to please distribute Java. They won't have a case. > > > > Try as I might, and considering how lawyers and judges are human beings > > and not automatons, I can't see any realistic scenario in which we could > > be sued and lose a case in relation to this license. Do you? > > While I understand your argument about Sun asking for this, and even found it > serious, please do not argue the judges are human being after all... > Judges aply law, and that what they are meant for.
Sure. They are, however, supposed to apply some common sense in doing so, rather than acting like an automaton. > If there is a law which could be used against the project, then the > judge has to apply it, no matter how 'human' he is... My point being that there likely is no such law. > Now come the strong point about your argument: appart from quoting from the > press, do you have an offical request from Sun to please distribute Java in > debian? The press release made by Sun actually mentions Debian... -- Fun will now commence -- Seven Of Nine, "Ashes to Ashes", stardate 53679.4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
