On Fri, 2007-07-27 at 19:03 +0100, Dave Crossland wrote: > On 27/07/07, vijay chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sun opened Java a while ago: > > http://www.sun.com/2006-1113/feature/ > > it's free now. > > Sun announced an intention to release Java under GPLv2. > > It is not free now. > > http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/README.html
The runtime, compiler and a large proportion of class libraries (Sun claim 'almost all') have been released. Some parts are troublesome because of either code or patent licensing, so there is more to come over the next 6-12 months as those parts get sorted out or reimplemented. -- dwmw2 - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
