legally redistibuting Java on Knoppix?

**SillyFly** · 03-28-2004, 04:50 PM

hi.
I have noticed that knoppix (at least v3.3) comes with Java (/usr/lib/j2se).
is it legal?
doesn't java's license forbid redistributing it?
or am I missing something?

either way, how can I remove it safely from my remaster (it dosn't seem to have been installed by a .deb packages...)

thanks.

**Fabianx** · 03-28-2004, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by SillyFly

hi.
I have noticed that knoppix (at least v3.3) comes with Java (/usr/lib/j2se).
is it legal?
doesn't java's license forbid redistributing it?
or am I missing something?

either way, how can I remove it safely from my remaster (it dosn't seem to have been installed by a .deb packages...)

thanks.

Hi,

afaik Java's license is not free, but does allow to be binary redistributed non-commercially and commercially.

Else Klaus wouldn't have it on the ISO. (Yes, he cares about licenses.)

I think its just this folder:

/usr/lib/j2se

which must be removed.

You _can_ remove the symlink to plugin files in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/ though.

cu

Fabian