Can Java code EVER be GPLd, at all?

[Andrew J Bromage]

G"day all.

On Sat, Nov 13, 1999 at 08:37:49PM +0000, Dj wrote:

> The problem you face is simple. The viral nature of the GPL means that to
> run a GPL java program means always binding with non-GPL code such as
> the class libraries.

With the possible exceptions of using certain kinds of distributed
operating system or distributing core files, nobody ever distributes
running Java programs, so the GPL doesn't say anything about what
should happen in the situation.

Cheers,
Andrew Bromage