Talk:IcedTea

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[edit] This is not a reference

I've removed the below text from the intro since it claims to be a reference, but isn't. Gronky 12:04, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

<ref>Sun's goal is to replace the parts that remain proprietary and closed source with alternative implementations and make the class library completely free and open source. Since there's some encumbered code in the JDK, Sun will continue to use that code in commercial releases until it's replaced by fully-functional free and open-source alternatives</ref>

In fact it is a rewrite of a few quotes from Sun's FAQ on their OpenJDK website:

• Q: What components of the JDK software are you open sourcing today? A: ... Now Sun is open sourcing most of the remaining components of the JDK, with the exception of a few encumbered components that we hope, with the community's help, can be re-implemented so that 100% of the OpenJDK code commons is available as free software.
• Q: When will you finish clearing encumbrances? What is the timeline? A: With the community's help, we hope that encumbered code can be re-implemented over the next 6 to 12 months, balancing this critical engineering task with other priorities, and depending on the level of community participation in speeding this effort
• Q: Will Sun's commercial JDK releases be built from the open-source code? A: Yes, for the most part. Since there's some encumbered code in the JDK, Sun will continue to use that code in commercial releases until it's replaced by fully-functional open-source alternatives [1]

May be I should have referenced this FAQ in the text. Hervegirod 00:01, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes, that would be a good reference. The best possible way to do it would be:

<ref>{{cite web

|url=http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/faq.jsp#b

|title=Sun's OpenJDK FAQ

|quote=blah blah few words from the FAQ blah blah

|}}</ref>

Gronky 07:20, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

just did it. Is it OK for you ? Hervegirod 12:14, 22 July 2007 (UTC)