At 07:42 PM 6/5/2004, Phillip Rhodes wrote: >> if IBM wants Open Source Java so bad, why don't they either:
>> 1. open source their own JDK
Don Brady Sat, 05 Jun 2004 23:20:05 -0400 > As a Sun licensee, unless their own JDK was developed in a > clean-room environment so as to be free of any knowledge of the Sun > source.
> Even if it was done that way, the Sun license may prohibit licensees > from releasing competing implementations.
> However, if this is the reason, they could publicly ask Sun to waive > it..
<just my guess><IANAL>
My guess is, there are 2 reasons why they won't do this yet:
0 As you mention, their Sun license is still {in effect, paid for}.1 As soon as anyone (IBM, BEA, my cat Mag) announces their intention to OSS a "real," heavy-duty, compatible, commercial-grade JVM, the backlash begins in earnest--we're talking mega-decibel whining :-)
>> or
>> 2. contribute to projects like GNU Classpath, GCJ, Kaffe, SableVM, >> etc.?
My guesses are
* licensing
* safety: given the masses of each, contact between any IBM lawyer and RMS would produce gamma radiation sufficient to boil the planet :-)
Overall, my guess is that what's driving this right now is money <I'll now pause for the shock to dissipate :-> and the main concern of IBM (et al) is to get more favorable licensing treatment from Sun (notably, lower cost licensing in future, with free licensing being optimal). Right now, what IBM (et al) have is more useful as a threat.
</IANAL></just my guess>
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