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====== Java's Language Downfalls ====== | ====== Java's Language Downfalls ====== | ||
- | As free software activists, we all enjoy using the latest and greatest in free software, but we need to make sure that the software we are using **really does respect our freedom**. A lot of software relies and **depends on Java**, since it appears to be fully free software, nontheless we have **many concerns with implementation** and decisions made by authors of this language. | + | As free software activists, we all enjoy using the latest and greatest in free software, but we need to make sure that the software we are using **really does respect our freedom**. A lot of software relies and **depends on Java**, since it appears to be fully free software, nontheless we have many concerns with **implementation** and **decisions** made by authors of this language. |
===== What are the issues? ===== | ===== What are the issues? ===== | ||
- | Firstly the **OpenJDK** trademark policy is problematic, | + | Firstly the **OpenJDK** trademark policy is problematic, |
Secondly, on what comes to security ([[https:// | Secondly, on what comes to security ([[https:// | ||
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===== Solutions ===== | ===== Solutions ===== | ||
* **Rebranding** the entire language to avoid the trademark restriction. Such as [[https:// | * **Rebranding** the entire language to avoid the trademark restriction. Such as [[https:// | ||
- | maintained by the GNU Project and FSDG-compliant distros could be the way**. However, we would need patches to adapt all Java-dependant applications to the modified | + | maintained by the GNU Project and FSDG-compliant distros could be the way**. However, we would need **patches** to adapt all **Java-dependant applications** to the rebranded |
* Getting OpenJDK to change its trademark agreement to allow modifications on the java binary for any purpose in respect of [[https:// | * Getting OpenJDK to change its trademark agreement to allow modifications on the java binary for any purpose in respect of [[https:// | ||
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As an example, neither [[https:// | As an example, neither [[https:// | ||
- | Due to the anti-modification clause, | + | Due to the anti-modification clause, |