August 16, 2006 at 16:11Sources of "Java" will be published in October
The company Sun Microsystems plans in October to begin publishing the Java libraries under a free license. The javac and Hotspot VM sources will be the first to appear , and the remaining components will be open until the end of 2006.
For the first time, Sun Microsystems announced the publication of Java source codes in May 2006 at the JavaOne conference. The open source community has long encouraged Sun Microsystems to publish its product under an open source license, but only now has it heeded these calls. However, it still remains unclear under what specific license the source codes will be published. Sun Microsystems Launches Open Sourcing the JDK Special Website, which discusses this problem, as well as other issues related to the transition of "Java" to a free platform. Obviously, Sun Microsystems is afraid of losing control of its offspring, is afraid that this project will begin to live its own life: “Our main goal is to make a compatible product and publish it in such a way that users are confident that this Java implementation is compatible,” says Laurie Tolson (Laurie Tolson), vice president of products and software for developers.
In addition to the usual Java, Sun Microsystems plans to publish the source code for Java ME system software modules.. As you know, this system is designed to execute java code on mobile devices, including phones. In general, there has recently been a tendency to equip mobile phones with open software. For example, in June, a whole consortium was formed, which aimed to create a standard version of Linux for mobile phones. The consortium includes cellular operators NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone , as well as manufacturers of mobile phones Motorola , NEC , Panasonic and Samsung .
By the way, you can find a video interview with Rich Green on YouTube.(Rich Green), Sun's vice president of software. There, he talks about his company's plans for publishing Java source codes. The quality of the video, however, is terrible, as in all videos on YouTube.
For the first time, Sun Microsystems announced the publication of Java source codes in May 2006 at the JavaOne conference. The open source community has long encouraged Sun Microsystems to publish its product under an open source license, but only now has it heeded these calls. However, it still remains unclear under what specific license the source codes will be published. Sun Microsystems Launches Open Sourcing the JDK Special Website, which discusses this problem, as well as other issues related to the transition of "Java" to a free platform. Obviously, Sun Microsystems is afraid of losing control of its offspring, is afraid that this project will begin to live its own life: “Our main goal is to make a compatible product and publish it in such a way that users are confident that this Java implementation is compatible,” says Laurie Tolson (Laurie Tolson), vice president of products and software for developers.
In addition to the usual Java, Sun Microsystems plans to publish the source code for Java ME system software modules.. As you know, this system is designed to execute java code on mobile devices, including phones. In general, there has recently been a tendency to equip mobile phones with open software. For example, in June, a whole consortium was formed, which aimed to create a standard version of Linux for mobile phones. The consortium includes cellular operators NTT DoCoMo and Vodafone , as well as manufacturers of mobile phones Motorola , NEC , Panasonic and Samsung .
By the way, you can find a video interview with Rich Green on YouTube.(Rich Green), Sun's vice president of software. There, he talks about his company's plans for publishing Java source codes. The quality of the video, however, is terrible, as in all videos on YouTube.