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Will Sun Open Source Java?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the free-coffee dept.

capt turnpike writes "According to eWEEK.com, there's an internal debate going on at Sun whether to open-source Java. (Insert typical response: "It's about time!") Company spokespersons have no official comment, as might be expected, but perhaps we could hear confirmation or denial as early as May 16, at the JavaOne conference. One commentator said, "Sun should endorse PHP and go one step forward and make sure the 'P' languages run great on the JVM [Java virtual machine] by open-sourcing Java." Would this move Java up the desirability scale in your eyes? Could this be a way to help improve what's lacking in Java?"

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  1. Evil? by SurturZ · · Score: 0, Troll

    What is it with tagging pretty much every story on Slashdot "evil"? Is Evil the new black* or something?

    -SurturZ
    *Which was the old pink, which was the new black when black was the old black

  2. It already is by Tweekster · · Score: 0, Troll

    It is opensource.

    if you want to ask an open ended (and useless question) atleast get the correct format...

    it should have been "should Sun change the open source license java is currently under?"

    Can we just not have these trolltastic lame open ended articles that begin with a question.

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    The phrase "more better" is acceptable English. suck it grammar Nazis
  3. Re:No by nissu · · Score: 1, Troll
    Java: BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("foo.in")); Python: in = open('foo.in') Ruby: in = File.open('foo.in') C++: ifstream in; in.open("foo.in");
    Big deal. Write a utility class with a method called "open", use that utility class everywhere and just get over it. Java streams might be intimidating at first, but once you get the hang of using them they are very convenient.
  4. Wow, no updates. by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow, there hasn't been an update in 7 hours. Taco must be testing the dupe-dumper!

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  5. Re:If they do, it will all depend upon the license by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll
    If the user still decides to use it (and many will) they still have all the advantages as they have with the different other packages that are included with SUSE, including security updates.

    Except freedom.
  6. Java, summed up in 4 words by hacker · · Score: 0, Troll

    Write Once, Debug Everywhere.