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For those that have been asleep/hiding/etc. and haven't heard the news yet: |
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Sun has finally decided/confirmed that it will release the Java platform under |
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the GPL. Furthermore, they've decided that they will do this for the entire |
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platform under their ownership; including SE, ME, EE, etc. |
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The JavaC and HotSpot code are scheduled for release within the next 24 hours; |
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the VM implementations are scheduled for release early 2007 (by March). |
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Richard Stallman is reportedly happy with the decision, and will be endorsing |
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the move via video at a press conference with Sun some hours from now. |
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This is significant news < / understatement >. This is the best-of-the-best |
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scenario I anticipated, but wasn't sure that Sun would actually do it. IMHO, |
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this move positions Java to grow leaps-and-bounds in all sectors; I think its |
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growth will surprise many. |
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For more details: |
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ZDNet Blog: |
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/index.php?p=199 |
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Slashdot article: |
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http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/08/0221255 |
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Woot! |
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~ Greg |
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