Bug#251884: libgnujaxp-java: New classpath exception (to GPL) should be used to elimnate ambiguities

[Arnaud Vandyck]

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tags 251884 + upstream
forwarded 251884 licensing@gnu.org
thanks

Hi,

Here are some more informations about the license clarification I
already asked on a previous mail.

Thanks,

Arnaud Vandyck, this time for Debian ;-)

Etienne Gagnon <gagnon.etienne_m@uqam.ca> writes:

> Package: libgnujaxp-java
> Version: 0.0.cvs20040416-4
> Severity: normal
>
> Hi,
>
> The exception to the terms of the GNU GPL used by libgnujaxp-java is
> the old wording of the GNU Classpath exception.  This old wording was
> debated on the Classpath mailing-list, and it was agreed that it was
> pretty ambiguous.  A new text was agreed upon, which is now used by
> projects like GNU Classpath and libgcj (GNU Compiler for Java
> library).
>
> Please forward upstream a request to "clarify" license terms by using
> the text at:
>    http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html
>
> Thanks!
>
> Etienne
>
> -- 
> Etienne M. Gagnon, Ph.D.             http://www.info.uqam.ca/~egagnon/
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> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: testing/unstable
>    APT prefers unstable
>    APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
> Kernel: Linux 2.4.24-ben1
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
>
> Versions of packages libgnujaxp-java depends on:
> ii  java2-runtime-equivs [ 1.0               Dummy package to fulfil package de
> ii  kaffe [java1-runtime]  2:1.1.4-3         A JVM to run Java bytecode
> ii  libgnujaxp-jni         0.0.cvs20040416-4 native bindings for gnujaxp to lib
> ii  sablevm [java1-runtime 1.1.3-1           Free implementation of Java Virtua
>
> -- no debconf information
>
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Arnaud Vandyck

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