Sun's decision to make Java SE open source won't make any difference to the majority of Java programmers, according to the company's chief open source officer. Simon Phipps, speaking at a ...

Sun Microsystems' decision to make Java SE open source won't make any difference to the majority of Java programmers, according to the company's chief open-source officer. Simon Phipps, speaking ...

Rumours have been swirling lately about what licence Sun will choose for open source Java. One thing's clear to me--it won't be GPLv3. I know Jonathan Schwartz says that "using a GPL licence is ...

Open-sourcing Java won’t have an immediate effect on Sun. The company, Phipps said, believes customers will only pay for software when they begin to get value from it.