Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-harmony-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 18326 invoked from network); 12 Feb 2006 16:36:08 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 12 Feb 2006 16:36:08 -0000 Received: (qmail 45562 invoked by uid 500); 12 Feb 2006 16:35:59 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-harmony-dev-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 45499 invoked by uid 500); 12 Feb 2006 16:35:59 -0000 Mailing-List: contact harmony-dev-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 45488 invoked by uid 99); 12 Feb 2006 16:35:59 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:35:59 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: unknown (asf.osuosl.org: error in processing during lookup of archie@dellroad.org) Received: from [216.239.128.26] (HELO smtp.omnis.com) (216.239.128.26) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:35:55 -0800 Received: from [10.2.2.50] (24-158-230-170.dhcp.leds.al.charter.com [24.158.230.170]) by smtp-relay.omnis.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0737920068BC for ; Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:35:33 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <43EF63F8.9040506@dellroad.org> Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:36:08 -0600 From: Archie Cobbs User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (X11/20050715) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [jchevm] porting harmony classlib to JCHEVM References: <4dd1f3f00602101153w7ea069bidae77d152ff4f43f@mail.gmail.com> <43ED1A79.7020704@dellroad.org> <4dd1f3f00602110726h9ffc0d7x8224f75772eeb329@mail.gmail.com> <43EE512F.9030101@pobox.com> <43EE59C7.4030300@dellroad.org> <4dd1f3f00602111715w9747364odc21d9d098df80dd@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4dd1f3f00602111715w9747364odc21d9d098df80dd@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Weldon Washburn wrote: > I agree with most everything you said below. The Thread class is > indeed tricky. I can't look at GNU Classpath code as I am doing this > port. I want "kernel_path" to be Apache licensed and not a GPL Not looking is certainly a safe approach, but make sure you don't unnecessarily restrict yourself. Re-implemnting an algorithm "in your own words" is not a copyright violation. And certainly there's less at stake with Classpath code than e.g. looking at Sun's code. -Archie __________________________________________________________________________ Archie Cobbs * CTO, Awarix * http://www.awarix.com