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Will Sun's Java Go Open Source?

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-a-peek dept.

Ritalin16 writes "CNet report that Sun Microsystems wants to send Java closer to the open-source world, yet keep it safe from harm. "Project Peabody" adds two licenses that make it easier for outsiders to see the code. But Sun stops short of embracing open-source. Sun's licensing practices for Java are closely watched. Proponents of making Java open-source argue that a different license and development process will help accelerate usage of Java, which faces ongoing competition from Web open-source scripting tools, such as PHP, and Microsoft's .Net line of tools."

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  1. Already ditched by skomes · · Score: 5, Funny

    I already ditched java a long time ago. After trying some .net, settled on python, who wants to write 10 lines of code, and have to pass through 2 layers of variables to open a file? Python: open(filename,r/w,0) Java: JSKALDAHSJKDHLSA; ASDJH(ASLDHJKLASH); ASJHDJAKSHDJHASD(); REALLYLONGBUFFERNAME();

    1. Re:Already ditched by crummynz · · Score: 5, Funny

      After close examination of your Java code, I think I've found the reason you were having some problems.

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  2. Sun's covert ops by bobdotorg · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Project Peabody" is really the code name for Sun's secret development of The Wayback Machine to send Scott McNealy back to a time when Sun was relevant.

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    1. Re:Sun's covert ops by nathanh · · Score: 4, Funny
      "Project Peabody" is really the code name for Sun's secret development of The Wayback Machine to send Scott McNealy back to a time when Sun was relevant.

      Quiet, you!

  3. eightball says: by gitana · · Score: 3, Funny

    signs point to yes

  4. I'm looking forward to this by NutscrapeSucks · · Score: 3, Funny

    As soon as Java goes open source, I plan on forking it. Job 1 will be to add first class support for COM and XPCOM objects. After that's done, I'm planning on adding Delegates for event-driven programming. Good RAD-Designer support is important too.

    Of course, there might be some minor incompatibities with other JVMs, and the initial releases will be Windows-only, but since Java is such a neat and productive environment to program in, I think people will overlook these issues. Anyone interested in joining this project, please contact me.

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  5. Write once, run somewhere by Macrat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Java is crossplatform. Runs on Windows 2000 AND Windows XP.

  6. Sun's marketing clowns by null+etc. · · Score: 3, Funny
    One nice thing about an open source Java is that maybe Sun's marketing clowns would have less input into the "naming" of Java.

    Java 1.1 = Java
    Java 1.2 = Java2
    Java 1.3 = Java2 version 1.3
    Java 1.4 = Java2 version 1.4
    Java 1.5 = Java2 version 5?!?!?!

    I mean crykies, I'm almost in fear of what Java 1.6 will be named. And prepare to move into a bomb shelter when Java 2.0 comes out.