GPL with the Classpath exception - clarification needed

[Tzeng, Nigel H.]

> Philippe Verdy wrote:
> 
> > But there are also "open-source" programs (provided with a 
> > OSI-approved licence) that are non-"free", i.e. incompatible with the 
> > GPL (they may contain for example ...

Not to be too pendantic but...you can be "free" and GPL-incompatible.

For example Apache 1.1, original BSD, CDDL, JOSL...

I would also ask you consider MPL over LGPL if you don't want to use
GNU Classpath (there are some edge cases where LGPL can be annoying).  

Actually, I would ask that you consider MPL vs. GCL anyway since they
are all weak copylefts to varying degrees.