5 Mar
2013
5 Mar
'13
11:44 p.m.
On 3/5/2013 2:40 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
Free as in what the FSF names code encumbered with restrictions that prevent combining it with any other components.
specifically, the Sun Java license restricted redistribution of the runtime, and it wasn't opensource at all. further, it had type-of-use restrictions, you had to agree not to run 'standard edition' (free) on mobile phones, the licensing required a specific J2ME edition for phone use which was NOT free.
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