Embedded Java runtime goes free
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| Belgian embedded Java specialist /k/ (pronounced "kah") will release its
| entire Java runtime environment for embedded systems under a BSD-like open
| source license. The company's Mika Java VM targets resource-constrained
| embedded systems, including headless and MMU-less systems running uClinux.
| An evaluation version for Nokia's 770 Internet tablet is currently
| available.
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| /k/ was founded by Chris Gray, who for four years led the Wonka project, an
| effort to create an open source Java VM for Linux and BSD.
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| Why the change of strategy? Gray explains, "In practice we would give
| customers access to the source code if they asked, because it makes it
| much easier for us to support them. We also find that some system
| integrators actually feel that using open-source components enhances the
| acceptability of their product in the market place, meaning that
| 'open source inside' actually adds value."
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4030458859.html
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