Blackdown Java: Difference between revisions

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Despite widespread confusion, Blackdown is neither [[free software]] nor [[open-source software]]. The reason that it was the default Java in [[Gentoo Linux]] and many other distributions, is because the binary redistribution policy allows it to be pre-installed or distributed through that distribution's package management system, whereas at the time, Sun Java's binary redistribution policy did not.

Since Java 5, the Operating System {{Distributor License for Java (DLJ)}} meets many Linux distributions' requirements, so it is now the default for at least [[Gentoo Linux]], unless you specify Java 1.4 or earlier, for which the DLJ does not apply.

The project appears to have been closed. The Java software itself still exists on many mirrors.