There was a question about the Java licence the other day. Here's an interesting article on it, particularly in regards to Red Hat. http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/05/18/red_hat_sun_java_license/ Sun Microsystems' new GNU/Linux-friendly Java license does not go far enough for Red Hat. It says Sun should have open-sourced Java instead. Brian Stevens, Red Hat CTO, told The Register Sun should open-source its Java Virtual Machine (JVM) (which is licensed by Red Hat) so developers can improve the software's real-time capabilities. <continued> Oh, and on that note - KDE has joined the ODF alliance - http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/19/1931228 - why? Because they're Kool! :) -- kai - www.perfectreign.com www.livebeans.com - the new NetBeans community 43...for those who require slightly more than the answer to life, the universe and everything.