Tom Tromey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>>> "Patrik" == Patrik Reali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Patrik> OSNews has some discussion on Sun's answer to ESR request to make Java > Patrik> open source. > Patrik> <http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=6053> > > IMO, while it would be helpful if Sun opened their source, we don't > really need it. > > What we do need is 3 things: > > 1. Access to the TCK on acceptable terms, > > 2. Involvement in the JCP without contamination or other unacceptable > constraints, and > > 3. Easing of the requirements on subsetting. The free software > community doesn't work well with the "one big perfect release" > model that Sun seems to want. They could lift these restrictions > for free implementations only. I think we all recognize > compatibility as a major benefit of the Java platform; we differ > only on how to get there. > > The free Java implementors and Sun would make good allies if these > things were done.
Maybe this could be a good start for a better open letter, isn't it?! -- Arnaud _______________________________________________ Classpath mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/classpath
