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On the Horizon: an Apache-License Version of Java

Posted by timothy on from the better-definition-of-trusted-computing dept.

mparaz writes "Geir Magnusson of the Apache Software Foundation announced a J2SE 5 implementation project called 'Harmony.' It covers the virtual machine and the class libraries, and aims to pass the Sun specification. A FAQ is available."

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  1. forget java by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    time to move on to open source .NET

  2. Too little, too late... by gst · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    We already have Mono - and the JIT works fine for x86, PPC and others too. Why should I use Java? Yeah - there are a number of free JVMs already available, but they are either too buggy or don't feature a JIT. And Classpath doesn't seem to be as complete as Monos Library.