Sun Exec Backs GPLv3 · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday December 7, 2006 @10:43AM from the friends-in-high-places dept.

Hyperbeth writes "Sun's chief open-source officer Simon Phipps said that existing work towards GPLv3 had been 'extraordinary and effective' and he said he is 'frankly amazed by the criticisms'. The article notes that Mr. Phipps' comments are somewhat surprising, given that the recent open-sourcing of Java went forward with GPLv2." From the article: "I am frankly amazed by the criticisms that have [been] levelled at the GPLv3 process. They seem to ignore the incredible and positive way it is evolving and just find fault with things that are already the subject of work... I would be very surprised if the final GPLv3 was not an effective tool for some of the communities Sun sustains or will initiate in the future."

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Surpise! by Anonymous Coward · 2006-12-07 10:54 · Score: 0, Redundant

The article notes that Mr. Phipps' comments are somewhat surprising, given that the recent open-sourcing of Java went forward with GPLv2."

How is that surprising? GPL3 doesn't exist as a final license yet. Sun apparently like the draft and expect to like the final version but they'll make a decision on whether to use it when it exists. Obvious, no?