Greg Tassone wrote:

> While the implementation of this plan has yet to be decided, I am
> encouraged by the points above.  They don't seem to be pulling any
> punches here, which means this could be the biggest news that the Java
> landscape has seen in its history.

My understanding is that Sun is finally looking for help from the open source
community with how to open source Java in a way that works for everyone.

On a related topic, I do not work for Sun but I am one of the community leaders
for Sun's http://java.net open source development site.  During the past year,
we developed a Gentoo-based LiveCD which we are planning to call a "Java
distribution" and as part of this we have been in contact with the people at
Sun who are responsible for the new Linux license.  I have also met with these
people this week at JavaOne.

Have developers from the gentoo-java group been selected yet to act as Gentoo's
representatives to Sun for the new Linux distribution license?

If not, I would be willing to help any representatives get connected with the
people in Sun who are responsible with interfacing with the Linux distros.

Thanks,

Ted Kosan
tkosan@...
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