Re: [discuss] Limewire on free JVMs.

Hi there,

Just read the discussion and I also think that it would be great if LimeWire could be hosted on top of the free Classpath library - that would eliminate the need for any proprietary software and even allow many Linux distributions to deploy LW out of the box. Sun still does not allow to ship java together with competitive products, which is quite brutal and by far not as friendly as SUN always looks. I asked myself many times why they are so friendly but their java licenses are soooo ugly. (If you've ever had a look into SUN's sources you are not allowed to work on any free jvm any more).


> > >Well, I am sure LimeWire does not need "full" support of Swing
> 
>   You'd be surprised. LimeWire makes use of a lot of esoteric Swing features.
> IMHO, it's one of the more advanced Swing apps out there.
>   Sam
Full means in my eyes all and everything - maybe this was the interpretation of Jacob?
How knows, however I follow the development of classpath and it seems especially swing seems to develop nicely. From this point of view I think it should be doable.

Would be really great, maybe lw could add it to the bounties list so somebody would take it up? This would help to increase the users of LW dramatically in my eyes, wouln't it?

lg Clemens

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