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Will open source Java survive Sun's entry?
How important is the license term to an open source Java developer, as opposed to the imprimatur of Sun?
Sun says it will use its CDDL license for Java when it goes open source. A formal announcement is due by year-end.
Will this kill existing open source Java projects? (The picture is from Enhydra, because it's so gosh-darned cute.)
- Will it kill Jakarta, offered under the Apache license?
- Will it kill Enhydra, offered under the LGPL?
- Will it kill Kaffe, which is offered under the GPL?
The question is, how important is the license term to an open source Java developer, as opposed to the imprimatur of Sun? Not being a developer I don't know. If you are one tell me.
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