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McNealy Answers: No Open Source Java

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the laid-to-rest dept.

comforteagle writes "Sun CEO Scott McNealy has finally answered the long awaited question that has been on the minds of open source and Java developers. Will Sun open source Java? No. He stated today that Sun sees no solution solved from open sourcing Java that isn't already addressed."

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  1. Fearless Sun Leader pokes at IBM by airConditionedGypsy · · Score: 5, Interesting
    from:

    http://gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/25400-1.html

    "Go open source with DB2 and then you can tell me what to do with my assets," was McNealy's response to IBM

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    1. Re:Fearless Sun Leader pokes at IBM by randyest · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I would love to IBM put it's neck on the line by open sourcing one of there own "prized" products like DB2. Actually that would kick ass. That would show a great deal of committment and not just be playing lip service about open source.

      OK, but you're ignoring his point. Presumably you (or whoever) is hassling Sun to open source Java but isn't hassling IBM to open source anything it invented. Yet, I guess this year/month/week, we like IBM (SCO seals that, in a way). But we're mad at Sun for not open-sourcing Java. But we can't say what, exactly, we will gain from open-source Java that we don't have now (other than the ability to fork or otherwise hassle Sun with dilution and increased risk of being MS-swamped).

      So, someone please tell me what we are missing out on by not having Java source code?

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  2. Re:Java is Suns last trump card by slash-tard · · Score: 5, Interesting

    1) You can make your own java compiler.

    2) You can make your own JVM.

    3) You can make your own libraries.

    4) Your java code can be open source.

    What does making java "open source" mean? It means making the standard open. Why does the core java standard need to be open when you can write your own open source libraries? Sun already has a community process for adding features.

    I know some distros and die hard GNU people dont like it just because its license but most people dont care about that and dont even ave a problem buying software when its warranted.