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Well, it certainly seems to me that Sun is going "all the way" with |
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their initiative (announced today) to Open Source Java. For those of us |
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with our heads too deep in code (or paperwork) today to have heard the |
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details, here is a quick summary: |
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* Sun is making Java officially "Open Source". |
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* Sun has announced that they will use an OSI-approved license to |
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do so. |
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* No exact timetable has been set for doing this, but their stated |
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time-frame is "As soon as possible...". |
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* Sun has committed that "All the community will be involved" in |
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this process, primarily for the purposes of balancing the two |
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primary goals: |
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1. To make it officially Open Source (OSI definition). |
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2. To protect and ensure the compatibility of the Java language |
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(e.g., a plan to prevent/minimize forking and possible adverse |
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effects) which is very important to us enterprise |
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users/customers. |
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While the implementation of this plan has yet to be decided, I am |
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encouraged by the points above. They don't seem to be pulling any |
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punches here, which means this could be the biggest news that the Java |
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landscape has seen in its history. |
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Cheers... |
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~ Greg |