Re: Undistributable java in main

To: "Grzegorz B. Prokopski" <gadek@debian.org>
Cc: debian-java@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Undistributable java in main
From: Kalle Kivimaa <killer@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 06:04:59 +0000
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"Grzegorz B. Prokopski" <gadek@debian.org> writes:
> Summary: Usage of GPLed libs to compile GPL-incompatible code makes
>   the result *undistributable*. [0]

Does it? AFAIK using gcc (GPL licensed) to compile _any_ software does
not make that software GPL. So, why would kaffe be a special case?
A pointer to a debian-legal thread is fine :)

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