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IBM Launches Public Domain Project "Eclipse"

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-exactly-is-this-anyway? dept.

ccf writes "NY Times is carrying an article about how IBM is launching a new developer organization (Free Reg blah blah blah) called Eclipse, for open source development. The article is not rich in details; it says the stuff will be in the "public domain" but makes no mention of specific licenses." If anyone can find some links that make more sense about what this actually is, please post them.

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  1. Re:toast by canadian+troll · · Score: -1, Troll

    excellent FP... everybody likes french toast this early. i salute your tasty post!

  2. Re:Trying to be Cool by canadian+troll · · Score: -1, Troll

    I think its just IBM trying to get some development for free... They're going to show everybody their "public domain" code as they call it, then take all revisions and improvements made by the community, and then profit from them. Sure, if they were trying to share for everyone else's benefit, it would be great... but keep in mind... this from the people that brought you the IBM Aptiva!

  3. Early????? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Don't know about you but I have been up for hours. I mean after 10AM is a pretty late breakfast.

  4. Don't bet on it by Ars-Fartsica · · Score: 1, Troll
    Come on, this stuff is being released to the public because it has become a dead-end product for IBM.

    Java client tools are dead and buried - no one wants to use them where a native alternative exists...and more often than not these days, users have multiple choices in native tools.