why libgcj.jar

Wed Nov 21 16:09:00 GMT 2001

> Because Java is not free software. You can't, for example, go and 
> compile Sun's code into your native application and then redistribute 
> it, at least not without some kind of special license from Sun.

I had not realized that a part of Sun's license (the one everyone
clicks through on their way to downloading the jdk) disallowed such
an action. Hmmm... I will have to look into this. 
>> Besides, its more fun to write our own libraries!
>> regards
>> Bryce.