Re: [GNUnet-developers] Freenet 0.5

[Glenn McGrath]

On Sat, 02 Nov 2002 16:13:17 -0600
Brett Wooldridge <address@hidden> wrote:

> I'm all for GNU (L/GPL'd software), but that is just bullsh*t.  That 
> more than borders on "religious
> bias".  To say that GNU/FSF software can't be written in Java is 
> completely bogus.  Does that mean
> I can't write GNU software that runs on Windows or Mac?  Those are 
> proprietary software systems.
> They also have nothing to do with whether an application is written and 
> released under GPL.
> 

There is a bit of confusion here.

The language a piece of software is written in doesnt influence wether or
not it can released under a LGPL or GPL license.

The Free Software Foundation have every right to place conditions on
software that they give their blessing to.

GNUnet is an officaly part of the GNU project, (ref
http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnunet/)

It is my understanding that when gnet (the old project name) considered
becoming an official GNU app one of the things the FSF wanted was that it
not be written in java.

It has nothing to do with licences, gnet was GPL as well (i think).

If you just want an argument with someone about Java V's C, ill argue with
you, lets do it in private though.



Glenn