April 23, 2008 at 17:22Sun will publish the remainder of Java under the GPL
Sun Microsystems intends to license all Java components without exception under the GNU GPL to be considered a fully open platform, and the OpenJDK suite can be freely distributed with Linux, including distributions of OpenSuse, Ubuntu and Fedora.
The process of “releasing” the Java Platform, Standard Edition (SE) began in November 2006, but so far has not touched on some important components, including some cryptographic libraries, graphics libraries and a sound engine, as well as part of the code responsible for SNMP management . Together, these components make up only 4% of the source, but it was this trifle that prevented the inclusion of OpenJDK in standard distributions under general conditions.
As Sun Microsystems hopes, joining Linux will allow Java to significantly expand its scope. Previously, Linux developers were forced to program in alternative languages such as C, C ++ and PHP, now they will have at their disposal a free set of OpenJDK along with compilers.
The process of “releasing” the Java Platform, Standard Edition (SE) began in November 2006, but so far has not touched on some important components, including some cryptographic libraries, graphics libraries and a sound engine, as well as part of the code responsible for SNMP management . Together, these components make up only 4% of the source, but it was this trifle that prevented the inclusion of OpenJDK in standard distributions under general conditions.
As Sun Microsystems hopes, joining Linux will allow Java to significantly expand its scope. Previously, Linux developers were forced to program in alternative languages such as C, C ++ and PHP, now they will have at their disposal a free set of OpenJDK along with compilers.