2008/12/14 Jayson Joseph Chacko <jayso...@gmail.com>:
> I don't understand how you consider a proprietary software as free software
> just because they have *promised* it will be free soon! If that is the case,
> I am sure a lot of others would be ready to make that promise just to get
> publicity :-)

Nobody said it is 100% Free Software. Arun said not many volunteered
for technical track and the focus was on policy track. I was just
pointing out how Sun promised to release their software earlier and
how they kept their promise. If you remember RMS and Eben were present
when Sun *promised* to make java completely Free.
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