Just to keep u update on the Oracle takeover Sent to you by Michele via Google Reader: Apache quits Java governance group in protest of Oracle abuses via Open Ended by [email protected] (Ryan Paul) on 12/9/10
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) announced today that it is resigning from the executive committee of the Java Community Process (JCP), the governance body responsible for managing standards related to the Java programming language. The move is a response to Oracle's ongoing failure to comply with the intellectual property policies established by the JCP. The heart of the issue is that Apache can't certify that its open source Java implementation—called Harmony—conforms with the Java language standards because Oracle refuses to supply the necessary test suites under a suitably open license. Oracle's position on the issue falls afoul of JCP policies, which stipulate that standards and other relevant materials must be freely redistributable and made available under terms that are conducive to enabling third-party open source implementations. Read the comments on this post Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to Open Ended using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites
