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Java: One Step Closer To Open Source

Posted by Hemos on from the inching-its-way-forward dept.

Ritalin16 writes "Sun Microsystems on Monday intends to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Java programming language by sharing the proprietary source code for several key Java applications used by corporate customers. Sun officials believe that by making the source codes open to developers, they will spur more involvement and use of Java-based applications."

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  1. Open source - a cancer or not? by bogaboga · · Score: 0, Troll
    Isn't SUN the company that said OSS is a cancer in 2001? Now come 2005 and they are embracing "the CANCER?"

    I am supprised about SUN's move and wonder whether this move by SUN will also mean that it will be more open about SCO's case. SUN have been silent throughout.

    SUN should be saying these words, or these words should be going on in SUN's mind..."Life is still worth living because even as costs double and profits fade, we (SUN) still hang on!"