Re: GPL licenced Java application using non GPL jars (libraries)

[David Kastrup]

Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes:

> David Kastrup wrote:
> [...]
>> Uh, the GPL also has the backing of IBM.  
>
> Yeah. Apart from contributing to just few GPL'd projects for strategic 
> reasons, it is no secret that IBM treats [L]GPL'd code like a kind of 
> toxic waste. The general rule is "seek for alternative". The preferred
> license for IBM's own open source is the CPL.

Reality check: IBM invested billions into Linux, including donating
JFS and mainframe ports.

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