Comments on: Apache project keeps pace with Java changes

Just weeks before Sun releases Java code, the parallel Apache Harmony project becomes a top-level project.

[jabbotts]

The community is excited but causious

Writeups on the FOSS news sites are indicating that while FOSS Community leaders are very happy over the Java release, Developers are becoming more causious since how much of JAVA will be released vs "included" as binaries is still up in the air.

In general.. it's happiness that's been a long time coming. Sun's been working in this direction for quite some time rather than (as some have sudgested) simply reacting to the Suse distribution loss (er.. deal with microsoft).

[dargon19888]

No wonder why IBM is disappointed...

Ever look at Apache's License?
Basically you can do whatever you want with it, as long as you reference Apache in your documentation.

IBM loves this because they can commercialize anything under Apache's license in to their products .
That is to say, IBM enhances the core product and sells it with commercial products.

[zolyfarkas]

Solaris has CDDL but IBM still promotes the Linux with GPL

And I think CDDL is apache compatible.
In the news you never hear anymore about HPUX and AIX.

Sun is throwing arround punches to everybody ...

will see whan happens, when IBM opened the PC architecture we saw the results.

If I would be MS I would be woried, .NET vs Java is now: Redmond vs Planet Earth.

Sales drops for MS based servers will affect IBM, HP and Dell more than it will affect Sun.

Now let me think how would I adjust my stock portfolio ...