David N. Welton wrote:
Brian McCallister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I suspect that getting a consensus from the ASF members, much less the community at large, as to a stance on open source Java will be pretty difficult. The ASF is made up of individuals, not a small number of which are intimately involved with each of the major JVM providers.
Is anyone actually against this? I would find that disheartening. I think a simple, general statement would be a good contribution:
"The Apache Software Foundation would like to add our encouragement to the parties looking into open sourcing some or all of Java. We are in no way opposed to the existance of proprietary software, but in our years of experience working with open source infrastructure, have come to recognize that having the basic building blocks for some of our most successful projects be free would be of enourmous benefit to all involved, both individuals and corporations"
Or something along those lines...short, sweet, not asking, but suggesting.
I would totally give my +1 for something like this.
-- Stefano.
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