posts/updated-sun-java6-packages-for-ubuntu/ #13
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Thanks for your work. I started working on the same thing but you and Janusz Dziemidowicz saved me a lot of it. Thanks again, all of my machines are now on your JDK PPA ;) |
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Thanks a bunch! |
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Now we just need oracle-java-7 packages and this ppa would be gold ;) |
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I believe the binary packages in that PPA might be in violation of the copyright license under which Oracle provides the codebase. The license that Canonical was relying on is no longer available for linux operating system vendors to use. Your PPA is basically in the same situation the jpackage repository has been working under for years now, and they still don't redistribute Sun/Oracle's java as a binary because in doing so they are in direct breach of the licensing terms. You should think very carefully about this. You agree to abide by certain rules when using the PPA infrastructure and to abide by the Ubuntu CoC. Violating copyright in what you offerin your PPA is a violation of both the PPA usage terms and the spirit of the CoC itself. If you are distributing binaries of Sun's java code in your packages you are most likely in violation of the copyright license. You should really talk to some Debian developers who have previously worked with Sun's java codebase and perhaps also the jpackage maintainers to get some perspective on what is and is not a violation of the licensing terms. And make doubly sure you aren't crossing that line. |
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Hi Jef, Thanks for your thoughts. It was not my intention to violate the Ubuntu CoC or the PPA terms of use. I was simply trying offer a secure Java 6 package for those who require it, such as those in Germany who need to submit online tax returns but can only do so using the Sun Java 6 plugin since none of the alternative Java plugins are permitted. This same issue affects many online banking applications too. That said, I will develop alternative solution to providing Sun Java 6 packages to those who require/desire them that doesn't infringe any CoCs, terms or use or copyright. Once I've published my alternative I will revoke the my Java PPA. Regards, Martin. |
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Martin, Jpackage uses a different solution which requires users to download the tarball on their own. And then users use that tarball as a source to rebuild and install the rpm package locally to get a binary package that integrates well with their system. Personally, I think this is the cleanest solution legally as each user is interacting with Oracle's download site and making modifications locally for their own systems. -jef |
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Sorry to hear about canonical's closing your PPA. I really hope a new solution can be found in the future. |
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Jef, Thanks for your encouragement. I started work on what you described last Friday and will announce it later today. - https://github.com/flexiond... At the moment this is a shell script that wraps the downloading of Oracles binary installers, then builds the .debs locally and installs them. For now it will do, but I am thinking of a meta-package approach which can be 'apt' installed itself. |
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Many thanks - this worked for me on Ubuntu 10.10, enough to get Openfire working. |
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The PPA works now. It makes sense to update to 31. |
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Sun Java 1.6.0.30 packages for Ubuntu
https://wimpress.com/posts/updated-sun-java6-packages-for-ubuntu/
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