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dragandj
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Oracle refuses to accept pro-Google “fair use” ver...
No. Everything that gets linked to GPL has to be GPL.
bitmapbrother
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That's not true. OpenJDK is licensed under the GPL v2 with the Classpath Exception.
emiliobumachar
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The Lesser GPL exists solely to allow linking to non-free programs.
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.en.html
dragandj
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FYI, Classpath exception does not remove GPL from OpenJDK, or enable anyone to create a non-GPL JDK. It allows you to create Java programs that are themselves not GPL.
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