November 2nd, 2006
Will open source Java survive Sun's entry?
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Sun says it will use its CDDL license for Java when it goes open source. A formal announcement is due by year-end.
Will this kill existing open source Java projects? (The picture is from Enhydra, because it's so gosh-darned cute.)
- Will it kill Jakarta, offered under the Apache license?
- Will it kill Enhydra, offered under the LGPL?
- Will it kill Kaffe, which is offered under the GPL?
The question is, how important is the license term to an open source Java developer, as opposed to the imprimatur of Sun? Not being a developer I don't know. If you are one tell me.
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Dana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist for 30 years, a tech freelancer since 1983. You can follow Dana on Twitter. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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