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Sun To Choose GPL For Open-Sourcing Java

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the open-'er-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes, "Sun is about to announce its plans for open-sourcing Java SE and ME, according to CRN — and they're going to use the GPL, not their own CDDL or another less-restrictive license."

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  1. Yesssssss........ by Divebus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Another thing Microsoft can't own.

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    Most of the stuff on /. won't survive first contact with facts.
  2. Re:w00t! by The_Wilschon · · Score: 5, Funny
    great! i'll believe it when it happens, though...
    And on Java Liberation Day, crow will be the main course!
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    SIGSEGV caught, terminating

    wait... not that kind of sig.