Open Source Java from Sun
If I did not make this post (although I am pretty sure you have already heard) I would not be true to my Java roots.
- Sun Opens Java.
- James Gosling on Open Sourcing Sun’s Java platform implementations.
- Mercurial source code management (used by Sun).
- Java look-alike Harmony will still be released under the Apache license.
An Update:
Here is Rahul’s take on how an Open Source Java will change Linux (for the better).
This is a clear indication that Java designers are “smelling gunpowder” with respect to the dwindling use of java and the rapid uptake of .NET enterprise development. Seems like a desperate step – one has to wonder how long java will last…