Re: Why isn't Java support part of Postgresql core? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From John R Pierce
Subject Re: Why isn't Java support part of Postgresql core?
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Msg-id 541B2F93.8060606@hogranch.com
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In response to Re: Why isn't Java support part of Postgresql core?  (cowwoc <cowwoc@bbs.darktech.org>)
Responses Re: Why isn't Java support part of Postgresql core?  (cowwoc <cowwoc@bbs.darktech.org>)
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On 9/18/2014 11:44 AM, cowwoc wrote:
>
> Yes, that's what I meant. I just wanted to reinforce the fact that you
> don't need to bundle multiple JVMs (Oracle, OpenJDK and GCJ). You'd pick
> one and bundle it alongside PG and pl/java.

I think a lawyer would have to pick apart the JRE redistribution license
to confirm that this use case is acceptable...   the catch-22 is that
pljava is running user java modules, not just the software its being
distributed with, and I'm not sure the redistribution license allows that.

specifically...

> License  to   Distribute   Software.  Subject to ..., Oracle grants you ... license ... to ... distribute the
Software..., provided that (i) you distribute the Software ... only bundled as part of, and for the sole purpose of
running,your Programs, (ii)... 

its that 'sole purpose' part that I wonder about.   FWIW, thats from the JRE 6 binary license, I didn't find the 7 or 8
onein a quick google search. 





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