[Jamvm-general] Re: [maemo-developers] J2ME on Nokia 770

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Michael Koch wrote:

>On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 02:37:17PM +0100, Philippe Laporte wrote:
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>>>>>>If you link native to a GPL VM, then that code must also be GPL, no? 
>>>>>>That is an absolute requirement in the embedded world...
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>>>>>That is true. But running java bytecode in with a GPL vm and loading JNI
>>>>>libs during that doenst render all the java/native code you run with the
>>>>>VM to GPL.
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>>>>and this context does not apply to CLDC...
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>>>I don't know much about Maemo. Perhaps you should be more clear on what
>>>you really need/want to do.
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>>Maemo is the platform for the 770. It doesn't have Java support yet, but 
>>when it does it sure can manage CDC, which goes your way, but still, the 
>>big guys will want a clear picture, and in the past LGPL has been a go, 
>>and GPL a no-go.
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>>Are you saying SableVM is using FUD tactics? They seem to be believe 
>>strongly in their position...
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>There are just two sides with different opinions. They have their opinion.
>FSF/GNU classpath has theirs.
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Well then we all want to know what Nokia's legions of lawyers have to 
say...:-)



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