OSS License for Java

Posted by Kerry Mon, 22 May 2006 18:43:00 GMT

Looks like Java(J2SE) is getting a License makeover so it can be distributed on Linux and OpenSolaris.

Developed in consultation with, and for use by, the various GNU/Linux communities, the new license allows distributors to ship Sun’s Java SE 5.0 Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) as installable packages for their operating systems.

I think this is probably about 5 years too late. Python has made a big impact in the Gnome world, and Mono is making inroads. Java really should have been there making integration with the desktop work a long time ago.

Here is the Sun press release.

Via: Tim Bray