Why should we care about open-source Java?
Among the biggest news stories at the recent JavaOne conference was Sun Microsystems’ long-awaited announcement that it will be releasing the industry-standard Java programming language under an open-source licence. Java expert Richard Hoffman put together this list of answers to frequently asked questions covering some of the basic history behind this decision, what it means and why you should care.
What’s the big deal? Isn’t the source code for Java already available? Yes, the source code for Java has been available for years, via the SCSL and JRL licence programmes, but a true open-source release would make it possible for developers to innovate more freely with Java, with less involvement from Sun and fewer licensing restrictions on distribution.
Sun, while making periodic noises about the possibility of open-sourcing Java, has resisted this move, until now.
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