freebsddom and java's flaming hoops

[Greg Lewis]

On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 10:36:26AM -0700, Kurt Werle wrote:
> > [ Javascript doesn't work with your proxy ]
> >
> > Ok, what do you propose?  How do verify that the FreeBSD Foundation and
> > Java teams fulfill all the legal obligations to Sun?
> 
> Ya know what I've found to be nice?
> 
> Apple ships a JVM with their product.  No clicks needed.  That's really nice.

Shipping != downloading

The agreement with Sun allows the JDK to be distributed on CD by OEMs.  I
am aware of at least one vendor who plans to ship the Diablo JDK on their
FreeBSD 4.9 cdrom.

> I wonder how they do it.

In Apple's case, they fork over a bunch of cash in licensing fees.

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