The FreeBSD Foundation and Sun Microsystems are negotiating a new license to continue distribution of binaries for the Java runtime and the JDK, for use with the FreeBSD open source operating system, according to the foundation.
A FreeBSD official, while saying the license indeed had recently been revoked, said Sun has sought to renegotiate terms to standardize them.
“There was no malice behind what happened,” said Justin Gibbs, secretary, treasurer, and founder of the FreeBSD Foundation. The foundation provides support for FreeBSD but does not itself distribute it.
“Our intention [with] the renegotiation is that it will have no effect on how people are able to use our distribution," Gibbs said. The foundation anticipates quick resolution of the license issue, according to Gibbs.
The Java technologies enable development of Java applications on FreeBSD.
Sun, in a prepared statement, said it had not revoked the foundation’s license.
"Sun has not revoked FreeBSD's license. Sun is currently in discussions with FreeBSD regarding the renewal of their license and does not comment on ongoing third-party discussions," the company said.
The foundation has had a license since 2002 to distribute the Java technologies, according to Gibbs.
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