Re: Wonka & Classpath

[Per Bothner]

Chris Gray wrote:

> However it still seems to me that GPL+exception excludes the 
> possibility of
> binary-only distributions, something which we do not wish to exclude.

My reading is that it excludes binary-only distribution of modified
libraries, which we *do* want to exclude.

> Admittedly there seems to be little reason why a systems integrator would
> need to make proprietary modifications to a core package such as 
> java.awt (as
> opposed to wonka.rudolph.peers), but still I can imagine cases where 
> the GPL
> would impose on the system integrator the obligation to provide source 
> code
> to anyone who asked.

I think that is a feature, not a bug in the license.  We want to
encourage people to submit improvements.
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