LXer: This week at LWN: How Sun's Java got into Debian
 

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This Week, From Linux Weekly News - 25-May-06 One of the comments posted on last week's article about the Java license change asked: how can Debian distribute Sun's Java under the new license? [...] Since Debian does very few things without enduring a public brawl first, the addition of Java without discussion raised some eyebrows. [LXer presents this access to LWN's normally subscriber-only content in full cooperation with Jonathan Corbet, Executive editor, LWN.net. This new feature is offered on a weekly basis. LXer hopes you enjoy this free peek at LWN's excellent community magazine and thanks Mr. Corbet for his cooperation.]

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