Re: Next steps for GNU Classpath

I went looking for Zulu's source code. It should available since OpenJDK is=
 GPLed. But they do not provide it unless you request it and then it looks =
like they only provide the parts that were based on GPL code, which implies=
 that there is more code to their product that they aren't going to provide=
. That seems to violate the spirit of the GPL.

This is their readme.txt:

 Certain portions of this software are based on source code from OpenJDK
(http://openjdk.java.net/)  and  licensed  under  the GNU General Public
License  version  2  (GPLv2)  with   the  Classpath  Exception  (http://
openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html).  For a period of three years from
the date  of your receipt  of  this  software,  Azul  will  provide upon
request, a complete  machine readable  copy of the  source code for such
portions  based  on  OpenJDK on a medium  customarily used  for software
interchange for a charge no more  than the cost of physically performing
source distribution.


  Please email [email protected] for further information.

  Include this version code in your email:
  Zulu 8.3.0.1 cc8d4b0a1963


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On Tue, 9/16/14, And=EF=EF <[email protected]> wrote:

 Subject: Re: Next steps for GNU Classpath
 To: "Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia" <[email protected]>
 Cc: "Bill Chatfield" <[email protected]>, "Andrew Haley" <aph@redha=
t.com>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <java@g=
cc.gnu.org>
 Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 3:56 PM
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 On 16 September 2014
 17:01, Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia
 <[email protected]>
 wrote:
 > Hi Bill,
 >
 > 2014-09-16 17:47 GMT+02:00 Bill Chatfield
 <[email protected]>:
 >> OpenJDK is Linux-only. It does not
 work on Windows. This defeats the purpose of Java of being
 cross-platform. You might say that Windows has Oracle's
 Java, but it is not GPLed. It cannot be redistributed or
 bundled with an app. It is huge and copyrighted. When you
 install it, it tries to screw you over by installing the Ask
 Toolbar. These are problems that GCJ does not have.
 >
 > Just came across this
 which may address some of these concerns:
 >
 > http://www.azulsystems.com/products/zulu
 >
 > --
 > Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia
 > [email protected]
=20
 That's an interesting site
 I haven't seen before. It claims to offer
 OpenJDK 6 u42, u47, u49 and u53. However, there
 is no such thing.
 --=20
 Andii
 :-)