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archive // 2006.11.14 08:25:13 [hh]

"OpenJDK": Java wird Open Source

Wie angekündigt, wird Sun jetzt seine gesamte Java-Plattformen "Java Micro Edition" (ME), "Java Standard Edition" (SE) und "Java Enterprise Edition" (EE) als Open-Source-Projekt "OpenJDK" ("Open Java Development Kit") unter der "GNU Public License" GPLv2 weiterführen. Das erste "OpenJDK"-Teilprojekt wird der Java-Compiler "javac" ein.

Dazu die Fragen und Antworten von Sun Microsystems (in englisch):

What is Sun announcing?
Sun is open sourcing all of its Java platform implementations under same license (called GPL Version 2) used by the GNU/Linux operating system.
Specifically Sun is announcing:
- GPL v2 license for Sun's Java SE (JDK) and Java ME implementations, and adding this license to Sun's Java EE implementation.
- First release of code for the JDK and for Sun's Java ME implementation, projects and communities.
- Roadmap for future code releases and community development.
This singular act is the largest contribution ever made to the free software community, and places Sun squarely at the front of the open-source movement - as the single biggest commercial contributor.

What is the significance of this announcement to the industry?
This announcement celebrates the open sourcing of the code base for one of the industry's most significant and pervasive software platforms, to foster adoption in new markets, to build broader communities, and fuel even more innovation. With over 3.8 billion Java technology enabled devices, Java technology has already demonstrated explosive growth, appearing in volume nearly everywhere. Now, as free software, the Java platform can address new markets and be the engine of innovation for the next generation of networked applications.

Why did you choose the GPL for Java? Why not the CDDL that Sun created for OpenSolaris? Why not the Apache Software License?
One of our primary goals in this move was to grow the Java market, benefiting everyone - platforms, ISVs, OEMs, customers of every type as the reach and richness of the Java market grows. We considered a number of different license choices, including CDDL. While each of the open-source licenses we considered had a positive potential impact, our evaluation brought us to the conclusion that using the GPL would result in the greatest incremental growth to the Java market.

Weitere Informationen: openjdk.dev.java.net/ compiler

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