Re: [Gnu-arch-users] java port

[Robert Collins]

On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 09:34, James Blackwell wrote:
> I wrote:
> >> I have one piece of advice. Bear in mind that arch is a gnu project. As
> >> such, you'll be limited to whatever functionality that *free software*
> >> java compilers can give you. In other words, no Java 1.4 features,
> >> particularly their new io classes or swing.
> >
> 
> >From address@hidden (Jan Hudec)
> > The IMPLEMENTATION of arch is a GNU project. If this java version will not
> > use any code from tla, I believe it is not limited by that.
> 
> The advice from the FSF to avoid the proprietary portions of a language
> when writing free software still holds, no?

Advice is not binding. If the author wants their implementation to be
folded into GNU sponsorship - yes they would need to follow the advice,
otherwise its up to them.

Rob
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