LGPL vs GPL for Java VM

Philippe Laporte <[email protected]> Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:55:52 +0100

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.java.vm.sablevm.general
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Hi,
     Why is SableVM licensed under LGPL instead of GPL?

If  one uses a GPLed VM to run their Java app, then their Java app does 
not have to be GPLed, correct?

Thanks,
Philippe