Hi, Can someone clarify for me why Harmony is being proposed when GNU Classpath, Kaffe and other projects are quite a long way to satisfying the goal of a Free Java environment?
Is it: * That SUN is not expected to ever grant a free license to run the TCK for a GPL-licensed project, so the only way to get a "certified" free Java implementation is to ignore the existing GPL'd stuff and start again from scratch? * That you feel that more contributors will be involved in an Apache-licensed project than in a GPL-licensed project, resulting in a better overall end result? If so, why? * That you feel that the availability of an Apache-licensed project is important enough to duplicate all the existing GPL'd effort? If so, why? Who in particular wants an Apache-licensed implementation and can't accept a GPL'd one? * That Kaffe/Classpath are somehow flawed and that it is necessary to start again? * That because Apache is a well-respected player in the Java community that a project hosted at Apache will be so much better accepted that it is worth discarding all the Kaffe/Classpath work done so far? Regards, Simon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
