samjh
May 13th, 2007, 05:34 AM
The time has come for Sun Java!
Sun has announced a big milestone in the OpenJDK (open source Java) project.
We can now download fully buildable source code for Sun's Java SDK. Unfortunately some portions of the JDK are still encumbered, but they can be downloaded as separate binary plugins in order to build the JDK. Only those encumberances are getting in the way of 100% open source Java, so if you like Java and can code in C, get involved!
:)
Updated FAQ: http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/faq.jsp
Q&A interview with Richard Sands, OpenJDK Community Marketing Manager:
http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/2007/articles/openjdk_sands.jsp
The OpenJDK website: https://openjdk.dev.java.net/
In summary:
http://blogs.sun.com/mr/entry/liftoff
I just left the keynote hall at JavaOne 2007, where Rich Green announced the full launch of the OpenJDK Community.
Three quick highlights:
As promised last November, the fully-buildable code is now available.
We have an Interim Governance Board charged with writing an open, meritocratic Constitution for the Community.
We’re on new infrastructure (openjdk.java.net) that’s much more responsive and flexible.
The OpenJDK code available today isn’t entirely free because Sun doesn’t have the rights required to relicense some third-party code that’s been in the source tree for many years. We hope to work with others in the Community to replace these encumbered modules with free alternatives in the near future.
Sun has announced a big milestone in the OpenJDK (open source Java) project.
We can now download fully buildable source code for Sun's Java SDK. Unfortunately some portions of the JDK are still encumbered, but they can be downloaded as separate binary plugins in order to build the JDK. Only those encumberances are getting in the way of 100% open source Java, so if you like Java and can code in C, get involved!
:)
Updated FAQ: http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/faq.jsp
Q&A interview with Richard Sands, OpenJDK Community Marketing Manager:
http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/2007/articles/openjdk_sands.jsp
The OpenJDK website: https://openjdk.dev.java.net/
In summary:
http://blogs.sun.com/mr/entry/liftoff
I just left the keynote hall at JavaOne 2007, where Rich Green announced the full launch of the OpenJDK Community.
Three quick highlights:
As promised last November, the fully-buildable code is now available.
We have an Interim Governance Board charged with writing an open, meritocratic Constitution for the Community.
We’re on new infrastructure (openjdk.java.net) that’s much more responsive and flexible.
The OpenJDK code available today isn’t entirely free because Sun doesn’t have the rights required to relicense some third-party code that’s been in the source tree for many years. We hope to work with others in the Community to replace these encumbered modules with free alternatives in the near future.