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bitmapbrother on Feb 12, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Oracle refuses to accept pro-Google “fair use” ver...

That's not true. OpenJDK is licensed under the GPL v2 with the Classpath Exception.

emiliobumachar on Feb 12, 2017 | [–]

The Lesser GPL exists solely to allow linking to non-free programs.

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.en.html

dragandj on Feb 12, 2017 | [–]

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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