Re: Java, mplayer

2003-12-06 Thread Ross Boylan
On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 11:12:44AM -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 at 18:00 GMT, Bijan Soleymani penned: > > Joel Konkle-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> I've dabbled in Gentoo for a little while, and they have a system > >> that prompts for download of the j2re fr

Re: Java, mplayer

2003-12-05 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Bijan Soleymani wrote: Joel Konkle-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Why can't Sun's j2re and mplayer be provided in non-free or contrib? I've read various things about how their legal status is incompatible with Debian's DFSG, but I thought that's what non-free was for in the first place. Thi

Re: Java, mplayer

2003-12-05 Thread Magnus von Koeller
On Friday 05 December 2003 20:17, Joel Konkle-Parker wrote: > Couldn't tell ya. I can't see why this wouldn't work, though. Does > it just need someone to implement it? This is what you're looking for: http://www.stud.uni-karlsruhe.de/~ude2/debian/ It works really nicely for me... (Because actual

Re: Java, mplayer

2003-12-05 Thread Joel Konkle-Parker
Quoting "Monique Y. Herman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 at 18:00 GMT, Bijan Soleymani penned: > > Joel Konkle-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> I've dabbled in Gentoo for a little while, and they have a system > >> that prompts for download of the j2re from Sun > > > > I

Re: Java, mplayer

2003-12-05 Thread Joel Konkle-Parker
Quoting Tom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Joel Konkle-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >> I've dabbled in Gentoo for a little while, and they have a system > > >> that prompts for download of the j2re from Sun > > Isn't this what blackdown from apt-get.org does? When I want to install

Re: Java, mplayer

2003-12-05 Thread Tom
> > Joel Konkle-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> I've dabbled in Gentoo for a little while, and they have a system > >> that prompts for download of the j2re from Sun Isn't this what blackdown from apt-get.org does? When I want to install java via debs, that's what I do. It doesn't

Re: Java, mplayer

2003-12-05 Thread Monique Y. Herman
On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 at 18:00 GMT, Bijan Soleymani penned: > Joel Konkle-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I've dabbled in Gentoo for a little while, and they have a system >> that prompts for download of the j2re from Sun > > I think this should be possible. But I'm no expert. > Doesn't d

Re: Java, mplayer

2003-12-05 Thread Bijan Soleymani
Joel Konkle-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Quoting Bijan Soleymani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Joel Konkle-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > Why can't Sun's j2re and mplayer be provided in non-free or contrib? >> > I've read various things about how their legal status is >> > incompa

Re: Java, mplayer

2003-12-05 Thread Joel Konkle-Parker
Quoting Bijan Soleymani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Joel Konkle-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Why can't Sun's j2re and mplayer be provided in non-free or contrib? > > I've read various things about how their legal status is > > incompatible with Debian's DFSG, but I thought that's what non-

Re: Java, mplayer

2003-12-05 Thread Bijan Soleymani
Joel Konkle-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Why can't Sun's j2re and mplayer be provided in non-free or contrib? > I've read various things about how their legal status is > incompatible with Debian's DFSG, but I thought that's what non-free > was for in the first place. Things in non-free m

Java, mplayer

2003-12-05 Thread Joel Konkle-Parker
I have no doubt this is a Big Fat FAQ, but I'd like to get some discussions on it anyway: Why can't Sun's j2re and mplayer be provided in non-free or contrib? I've read various things about how their legal status is incompatible with Debian's DFSG, but I thought that's what non-free was for in th