Sun Pours Out Java Cup

[Les Mikesell]

On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 14:05 -0500, 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? Temlakos

Did they retain control of the language spec?  If not, how long will
it be before MS rolls out yet another version with single-platform
extensions and breaks portability again?

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  Les Mikesell
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