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About two years ago I was giving news about the open sourcing of Java. Now it looks like, according to eWEEK.com, there's another open sourced Java debate going on. By the sixteenth of May, we should get a confirmation or denial about this issue.

"Sun should endorse PHP and go one step forward and make sure the 'P' languages run great on the JVM [Java virtual machine] by open-sourcing Java."

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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1955448,00.asp

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Well, I'm happy. My favourite lanugage, Java, after resisting for some time, has plans to move open source.

Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz at JavaOne this morning said that he will release the source code for Java. The company is asking developers to provide feedback on how to best get there and prevent forking and fragmentation.

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Sun Microsystems plans to publish the first open source Java code by October this year, the company has revealed. Laurie Tolson, vice president of developer programmes and products at Sun, said at a company event that the first components include Java C and the Hotspot VM. The remainder of the code will be open sourced by the end of 2007.

Sun first announced that it would release the Java source code under an open source licence at JavaOne in May. The company is still considering the licence under which it will release the technology, and has launched a special website, Open Sourcing the JDK, soliciting feedback from developers.

"Our primary focus is to be compatible, putting programmes in place that people can rely on for compatible implementations of Java," said Tolson. Sun has also expanded its open source Java initiative with the Java ME technology that allows mobile phones to run Java code. It has not been made clear whether the mobile version of Java would be included in the open source initiative.

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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2162306/...e-java-promised