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Sun to Release Java Source Code

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the long-time-coming dept.

pete314 writes "After resisting for years, Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz at JavaOne this morning said that he will release the source code for Java. The company is asking developers to provide feedback on how to best get there and prevent forking and fragmentation."

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  1. I'll believe it when i modify and redistribute it by Reverend528 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Because it'll be a cold day in hell before Sun releases the source code to any software that people actually use.

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  2. grasping at straws by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Too bad Sun will remain irrelevant.

  3. Re:Isn't that just the API? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hello? McFly?

  4. Java is in its last throws!! I'll drink to that ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Java is an awful language with a slow VM.. RIP!