On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 05:36:12PM -0500, Ric Moore wrote: > > > On Monday 13 November 2006 19:05, temlakos@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Sun did it! They released all versions of Java under GNU GPL v2. Read > > > this article for the details. Now: what will happen to the GNU Compiler > > > for Java (gcj)? Will they be able to use Sun's own Java code to make the > > > project fully compatible with all the Java applications built with Sun's > > > version? Or will gcj give way completely to the presently built Java > > > Development Kit? Will a fully Sun-compatible Java development > > > environment be available for Fedora Core 7? 6? > > Praise GAWD! <gibbers thankfully> Ric I'm simply stunned. Delighted, to be sure, but stunned. Not that Ric is gibbering thankfully -- he usually gibbers with little provocation -- but that Sun actually released Java under the GPL. Kurt -- Knocked, you weren't in. -- Opportunity
