"mdevin" == mdevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
mdevin> I have been running jdk1.4.1 beta for the past 3 months
mdevin> which I got from Sun's download area and it works fine.
mdevin> Why can't it be a .deb so that the package management
mdevin> system can maintain it? I don't trust my ability to keep
mdevin> abreast of security fixes etc. in the longer term.
You might want to go back and read the license agreement you agreed to
when you downloaded this software. It would explain quite clearly why
the Sun Java stuff cannot legally be made available to you as a
.deb. I am not a lawyer, and perhaps I am not quoting the right parts
of the license, but do note that you agreed to the following:
"you distribute the Software complete and unmodified (unless otherwise
specified in the applicable README file) and only bundled as part of,
and for the sole purpose of running, your Programs,"
This is both for the JDK and the JRE. Basically, you can't make a .deb
and *distribute* it.
Even with Blackdown there are problems that make it non-free. Maybe
some one else can provide a more lucid explanation, but AFAIK
Blackdown signed an agreement with Sun that requires some things to be
kept confidential.
mdevin> I don't mean this email to be any criticism of the speed
mdevin> at which java .debs are released. More of an inquiry as
mdevin> to whether there is anything that I can do about it.
Tell Sun you want .debs. This is a political battle, not a technical
one.
Cheers!
Shyamal
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