Re: [gentoo-java] Java going GPL; Stallman approves -- News at 11:00

["Boris Dušek" <borisdusek@cmail.cz>]

Hi Greg,

could you please clarify what do you mean by "News at 11:00"? The official Sun 
site http://www.sun.com/opensource/java tells the live podcasts of the press 
conference will start at 09:30 Pacific Time.

Thanks,
Boris

On Monday 13 November 2006 09:08, Greg Tassone wrote:
> For those that have been asleep/hiding/etc. and haven't heard the news yet:
>
> Sun has finally decided/confirmed that it will release the Java platform
> under the GPL.  Furthermore, they've decided that they will do this for the
> entire platform under their ownership; including SE, ME, EE, etc.
>
> The JavaC and HotSpot code are scheduled for release within the next 24
> hours; the VM implementations are scheduled for release early 2007 (by
> March).
>
> Richard Stallman is reportedly happy with the decision, and will be
> endorsing the move via video at a press conference with Sun some hours from
> now.
>
> This is significant news < /  understatement >.  This is the
> best-of-the-best scenario I anticipated, but wasn't sure that Sun would
> actually do it.  IMHO, this move positions Java to grow leaps-and-bounds in
> all sectors; I think its growth will surprise many.
>
> For more details:
>
> ZDNet Blog:
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/index.php?p=199
>
> Slashdot article:
> http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/08/0221255
> -------
>
> Woot!
>
> ~ Greg
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