multimedia software

Dennis Kaarsemaker wrote:
> On zo, 2005-11-20 at 19:42 +0800, John wrote:
> 
> 
>>Besides, not being free software doesn't prevent the provision of a 
>>package to acquire it by download. 
> 
> 
> If suns java license would allow redistribution, Sun java would be in
> multiverse. But the license does not allow this.
> 
It most probably has been discussed at length elsewhere, but I am not up 
to date as to why Sun would sponsor Open Office development the way it 
does and then refuse to make Sun java free and open. I would be 
interested to hear some comments or just be directed to where the issue 
has been hammered out.