quinta-feira, junho 01, 2006

GPL - Nova opção de licença para o Java?

In his Weblog entry last week, Jonathan Schwartz wrote that 'despite the cynics, using a GPL license is very much *on* the table' as a possible option for open source Java. Schwartz also reported that Sun is making serious progress on open sourcing Java.

'we're now making serious progress on open sourcing Java (and despite the cynics, using a GPL license is very much *on* the table), while focusing the debate on what matters most: not access to lines of code (that's already widely available), but ensuring compatibility,' said Schwartz

The fact that Sun has finally decided to open source Java was probably a shock for a lot of people... But now saying the GPL is very much on the table? Who would have thought?

What's your opinion on the GPL for Java? Would it be a good choice for Sun?'"