Sun Pours Out Java Cup
Kurt Wall
kwall at kurtwerks.com
Mon Nov 13 23:14:41 UTC 2006
On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 05:36:12PM -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
>
> > On Monday 13 November 2006 19:05, temlakos at gmail.com wrote:
> > > Sun did it! They released all versions of Java under GNU GPL v2. Read
> > > this article for the details. Now: what will happen to the GNU Compiler
> > > for Java (gcj)? Will they be able to use Sun's own Java code to make the
> > > project fully compatible with all the Java applications built with Sun's
> > > version? Or will gcj give way completely to the presently built Java
> > > Development Kit? Will a fully Sun-compatible Java development
> > > environment be available for Fedora Core 7? 6?
>
> Praise GAWD! <gibbers thankfully> Ric
I'm simply stunned. Delighted, to be sure, but stunned. Not that Ric
is gibbering thankfully -- he usually gibbers with little provocation --
but that Sun actually released Java under the GPL.
Kurt
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