Sun will Open Java's Source

bckrispi writes "An announcement from Sun spokesman Raghavan Srinivas indicates that, contrary to what we've heard in the past, Java will be Open-sourced. "We haven't worked out how to open-source Java, but at some point it will happen," Srinivas said."

In other news

[pavon]

Sun just announced that they have just created a new gaming division which is expected to release it's first title "Duke Nukem Forever" in the near future. The title will run exclusively on Unix systems including Solaris, and the Java Desktop, but may later be ported to other operating systems when the source as well as all artwork is released to the public domain. When asked how Sun can possibly give away every product they own and still make money, Scott McNeily made vague indications of revenue possibilies from their recently patented method of solidifing plazma in deep subterranean lairs.

Indonesia and the Pacific

[Anonymous Coward]

The true source of java has been known for many long years now: "The best Java coffee is grown on the far eastern end of the island on five estates established by the Dutch government." Evidence [nwlink.com].

warmest regards,
Juan Valdez

It's just another step towards obsolesence...

[iamwill]

You gotta admire the effort Sun is making to even maintain Java, anymore... Bless their hearts.

Re:Is Microsoft Behind This?

[Bricklets]

Call me paranoid or even a conspiracy theorist

Well, you said it first...

Re:ANSI/ISO

[warkda rrior]

On the other hand, I prefer that my programming languages be managed by a garbage collector.

R.I.P.

[Eric_Cartman_South_P]

R.I.P.

Java

May 23, 1995 - June 3, 2004

Java's Second Comming?

[MrRage]

"We haven't worked out how to open-source Java -- but at some point it will happen," Srinivas said. However, he noted "it might be today, tomorrow or two years down the road".

No one knows the day or the hour of the coming of source, not even the Sun...

Re:In other news

[carambola5]

When asked how Sun can possibly give away every product they own and still make money, Scott McNeily

replied: "Simple... Volume."

Re:Yeah, by IBM.

[glwtta]

People run all kinds of Microsoft-made technologies and don't gripe.

Uh? I thought the whole purpose of this site was to gripe about microsoft products.

Re:You're not thinking.

[Anonymous Coward]

and god knows java could use it

Actually since god has never used a computer and wouldn't give a shit about Java, and since he's a figment of your imagination anyway, he actually doesn't know that Java could do with being open sourced. Hard to believe, I know. But that's the truth of it.

Re:Wow, this is huge news!

[Anonymous Coward]

Let me be the first to say: I hope to god Eric Raymond doesn't try to take credit for this. For those of you who don't know, ESR wrote an open letter asking for sun to Open-Source java.

I will bet $100 that ESR, Bruce Perens and Pamela Jones _all_ claim credit for this. Those three are the biggest attention seekers I have ever seen.

In other news...

[hardgeus]

Yeah, baby. I'm going to divorce her and marry you. Just keep sleeping with me.

Re:Yeah, by IBM.

[Anonymous Coward]

> IF thy release it under a GPL licence, then KDE/GNOME will integrate java more closely(I.E. standardize).

Woah... I read that last part too quickly and a cold chill ran up my spine...