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Netbeans 6 Dual-Licensed Under GPLv2, CDDL

Posted by kdawson on from the drip-grind-caffeinated dept.

Lally Singh writes "Interested in the new Netbeans 6, but didn't trust Sun's (already OSI-approved) CDDL? Sun just Dual-Licensed it under the GPL (v2) with Classpath Exception. Keep your karmic license purity and mix in all the (now compatible) GPL code you want. If you've been using Eclipse, Netbeans 6 is really worth a look. Lean, well-featured, and fast."

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  1. Dual license? by 4D6963 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wait, you can dual-license something? How does that work, I mean, for example if I license a program with both GPLv2 and BSD, do people who use my code have to make theirs GPL or not?

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  2. Whitey is at it again! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's shit like this that keeps us niggers on the streets without a job.

  3. Netbeans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    what netniggers eat as a staple.

  4. Netbeans are crucial by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    as is NetRice.

    let's save NetAfrica and all its NetNIGGERS.

    mod me down if you're a racist who hates blacks!

    1. Re:Netbeans are crucial by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      I also hate niggers.

      Fuck you, nigger. You're not robbing me.

  5. The thing about the word NIGGER on slashdot. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If you browse at -1, you're going to see it, you niggerloving tards.

    Better set your filters at 0 or higher, or you're going to see NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER everywhere you look.

    If you hate seeing NIGGER, better change your filter preferences NOW, bitch. You can't stop us, otherwise.

    We own the -1 domain.

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    THE NIGGERISTS.

  6. Sun isn't committed to GPL by IGnatius+T+Foobar · · Score: -1, Troll

    As nice as Sun makes it sound, they really aren't fully committed to the GPL. They only seem to use the GPL when it suits them -- in other words, when they are pushing a piece of software that operates in a space that is already commoditized and has a true open source competitor running away with their market share. Witness what happened with Java -- they only moved to GPL when competitive JVM's were about to move on without them. Compare to ZFS, which contains some true value and innovation, and so they are avoiding the GPL with the specific goal of keeping it out of Linux.

    If Sun was truly committed to free software, they would use the GPL on everything because in a true free software space it doesn't matter if your customers mix-and-match the pieces. Sun's current approach is two-faced -- much like Microsoft when it comes to vendor-neutral standards (they push for "open standards" in areas where they don't have a monopoly, but they push for the "customer's right to choose" a closed standard in areas where they do have a monopoly).

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    1. Re:Sun isn't committed to GPL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      -1 Troll???
      At what point advocating for free software *on slashdot* became taboo?
      At the same time, "el lobo" gets moderated +5 for clearly offtopic and offensive post.
      My theory is that slashcode has some vulnerability for karma whoring that awards only the more vocal trolls with mod points recently. I know I haven't got mod points for like a year and haven't got meta-moderation opportunity for the last four months, in spite of constantly positive karma.

  7. Netbeans... by ForumTroll · · Score: 1, Troll

    Lean, well-featured, and fast.
    Netbeans isn't even remotely close to being lean or fast. I downloaded Netbeans 6 Beta 2 a few days ago, and it's still one of the slowest applications I've ever used. Additionally, Swing still looks terrible, doesn't fit in with the desktop, and has horrible font rendering.
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  8. Holy Fucking Shit! That's EXCITING News!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Holy Fucking Shit! That's EXCITING News that I had to know !! I am sooo glad I am a regular dipshit on slash dot so I can find out these holy fucking shit existing things before ANYONE else does, or ever will.

  9. Netbeans is very stable and mature platform by pozgirl · · Score: -1, Troll

    Netbeans is very stable and mature platform. Living with STD, but not alone--http://www.pozgroup.com