Change in Java SE 7 Reference Implementation license

[mark.reinhold at oracle.com]

2011/7/20 14:07 -0700, ahughes at redhat.com:
> On 08:41 Wed 20 Jul, mark.reinhold at oracle.com wrote:
>> The RI binaries are now available: http://jdk7.java.net/java-se-7-ri
> 
> I thought the release wasn't until the 28th?  Congrats. on getting it done early!

Shipping the RI is part of finishing the JCP Final Release,
which is a different thing from shipping a supported product.

> But aren't these kinda useless if they don't get security updates?

They're meant only for testing and reference use, primarily
by implementors trying to get their implementations to pass
the JCK.

> Will there be any useful GPL binaries?

Yes -- from Red Hat, Canonical, Debian, and other Linux distros
as usual, I expect.

- Mark