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:ok i just took a look at https://openjdk.dev.java.net/ and it seems that the vm and the compiler are already gpl but the class libraries (which are arguablly the most valuable part of java to have under a free software license) are not going to be until early 2007. [[User:Plugwash|Plugwash]] 00:57, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
:: javac and hotspot are GPL now, and they really are valuable pieces of software (think of the speed of Sun's vm compared to other free vms, for example). [[User:Hervegirod|Hervegirod]] 12:02, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
::: javac is very low value. The java language to java bytecode conversion isn't that complex and there are perfectly acceptable free compilers out there. Hotspot is more valuable but i'd imagine it has a fairly strong dependency on suns class libraries which are still non-free. If and when we see a buildable JRE made up of opensource software then that WILL be a very significant moment but what we have been given so far is practically worthless on its own. [[User:Plugwash|Plugwash]] 23:12, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
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