First Sun GPLs (most of) Java, making it Free Software, not "open
sores". As jswartz said (in obvious reference to esr), "(Crow and
hats available for those needing a snack :-)" http://blogs.sun.com/
jonathan/entry/fueling_the_network_effect
Now comes the shocker. Sun considers using the GPL for Open Solaris:
http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=26624
---
Will Sun look to use the GPL for other offerings it’s already open-
sourced such as the OpenSolaris version of its operating system? And
so to the interchange between Jonathan Schwartz, Sun’s president and
chief executive officer, and Rich Green, the company’s senior vice
president of software at an event to formally open source Java in
Santa Clara, California, which was also webcast:
"Are you adverse to changing the license, Rich Green?" Schwartz asked.
"Certainly not," Green responded, prompting the Sun CEO to fire back
in a half-joking manner: "Will you GPL Solaris, Mr. Green?"
"We will take a close look at it," Green said, adding that it was
possible that the familiarity and comfort level many developers have
with the GPL may result in Sun adopting it for OpenSolaris.
Both men positioned Sun’s embracing of GPL for Java as an important
change in the software landscape, which the company hopes will result
in much greater adoption of all flavors of Java across mobile devices
and computers.
---
(too bad Sun uses Real to encode the video)
Lets see:
ESR joins Linspire's board, issues call for putting patented
technologies in Linux distributions
Oracle cozies up to GNU/Linux (attempts to steal RHAT's customer base)
Microsoft cozies up to GNU/Linux (does the deal with Novell)
Sony cozies up to GNU/Linux (you can load YDL for $50. It won't take
long for the DVDs to appear though).
Sun GPLs Java, issues open invite for developers to co-mingle GNU/
linux and Java.
And lest we forget, OpenOffice is already... Free Software.
_______________________________________________
LUAU@lists.hosef.org mailing list
http://lists.hosef.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luau
