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The Unwritten Story Of Open Source Java
What Sun finally did this week by releasing Java under GPL was a historic event. Using the GPL instead of yet another Sun license certainly makes adoption that much easier. But why did it take so…
The implications of Sun open sourcing Java
The long-awaited open sourcing of Java is finally upon us, with Sun announcing the first of a set of releases planned through into 2007. The question of which license Sun would adopt is now…
FSF welcomes Sun's GPL release of Java
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) welcomed the public commitment from Sun Microsystems to distribute its proprietary Java platform under the GNU General Public License (GPL) — the world's most…
Sun Open Sources Java Platform and Releases Source Code Under GPL
Sun Microsystems, Inc., the creator and leading advocate of Java technology, today announced it is releasing its implementations of Java technology as free software under the GNU General Public…
JBoss Updates Hibernate, Certifies on Java Persistence
JBoss, a division of Red Hat, today released Hibernate 3.2, the latest update to the company's powerful, award-winning Java object/relational mapping software. By user demand, JBoss has simplified…
Open Source Java License Sure to Disappoint
Sun has not yet disclosed under which license it will release the Java code. The company said at the LinuxWorld conference last month that it will release Java under one of the 58 licenses…
Open source Java licence to guarantee disappointment
The licence under which Sun Microsystems chooses to publish the open source Java code will cater to enterprises or the open source community, but will be unable to please both groups.
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