Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Sun names likely license for open-source Java
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> | Solaris is governed by the CDDL, which is derived from the Mozilla
> | Public License and officially blessed as an open-source license by
> | the Open Source Initiative (OSI).
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> | [...]
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> | IBM, Red Hat and open-source advocates have lobbied for years for Sun
> | to make Java an open-source project.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6129906.html?part=rss&tag=6129906&subj=news
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> Also see:
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> Sun CEO sets open source Java time frame
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> | Demonstrating a perhaps more aggressive path than anticipated,
> | Sun Microsystems is set to announce the open-sourcing of the
> | core Java platform within 30 to 60 days, Sun President and
> | CEO Jonathan Schwartz said at the Oracle OpenWorld conference
> | on Wednesday morning.
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> http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/10/25/HNschwartzjava_1.html
I only hope that this doesn't mean that java runs the risk of going in many
directions at the same time. But having input from IBM can only be a good
thing.
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