Sun GPLs Java

SAMP makes sense for SunPosted by Dana Blankenhorn in Linux and Open Source on Feb 13, 2007 8:38 AM Subscribe Alerts: Sun's transformation into an open source company continued today with its launch of what it calls a SAMP stack. [Read the rest]

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In search Of Sun's Java economics: "Freedom is scary; but on balance I think Java’s new path will be more interesting and more profitable and more fun." --Tim Bray Suns Director of Web on his Java... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Nov 13, 2006 12:38 PM
The ripple effect of a GPL'd Java will reach far and wide: Its official. Despite some saying it couldnt be done, not only is Sun open sourcing Java, its doing it under version 2 of the Free Software Foundations GNU General Public... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Between the Lines on: Nov 13, 2006 11:54 AM
What should Microsoft do, now that Java is GPL'd?: Given the long-standing rivalry between .Net and Java, one would assume that Sun's decision to release Java under the GPL would likely result in some kind of a reaction from... [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Nov 13, 2006 11:43 AM
Green: Sun may release Solaris under GPL next: Jonathan Schwartz and Rich Green took the stage again today to announce the release of Java as free and open source under the GPL. What's next for the dynamic duo... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Nov 13, 2006 11:12 AM
What a free Java means for Rich Internet Applications: The big news today was that Java is going to be released for free under the GPL license. This comes hot off the heals of Adobes decision to open source... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Nov 13, 2006 10:53 AM
Did Sun do right by Java?: Sun, a big company dedicated to increasing its revenue and profits, chose the GPL for a key asset, citing its business advantages. [Read the rest]; Posted by Dana Blankenhorn in Linux and Open Source on: Nov 13, 2006 6:43 AM
Q&A with Tim Bray: As they say, "the devil is in the details", and so it is with Sun's announcement today to open source Java under the GNU Public License. What does it mean... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Nov 13, 2006 5:02 AM
Java may be free under GPL -- but end-to-end development remains the holy grail: Several new Eclipse-based projects are emerging that provide a strong framework for device development, and the theme is a common framework everywhere. Indeed, the mash-up of open source Java and... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dana Gardner in BriefingsDirect on: Nov 13, 2006 4:32 AM
As Stallman looks on, Sun frees Java under the GPL: It's official: Sun is releasing its implementations of Java technology as free software under the GNU General Public License. Richard Stallman, creator of the GPL and founder of the Free... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Nov 12, 2006 9:01 PM
Richard Stallman's shackles: The open source Java acid test?: Yesterday, I published a pair of posts that connect the dots between the recent Novell/Microsoft pact and Suns plans to open source Java. Ive been following the comments that ZDNets... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Berlind in Between the Lines on: Nov 11, 2006 7:36 AM
Will open source Java survive Sun's entry?: How important is the license term to an open source Java developer, as opposed to the imprimatur of Sun? [Read the rest]; Posted by Dana Blankenhorn in Linux and Open Source on: Nov 2, 2006 6:45 AM