so the question is: why have the linking exception instead of LGPL

[philippe.laporte at gatespacetelematics.com (Philippe Laporte)]

Hi,
     Why did Classpath ever go with that esoteric linking exception 
instead of simple LGPL?

I can think of several reasons, but "I wanna know God's thoughts, the 
rest are details"...just kidding :-)

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