Re: [discuss] Surprised this hasn't been on here already but.... SUN HAS OPEN SOURCED JAVA

2006-05-19 Thread Nicu Buculei
Chad Smith wrote: Sun Microsystems Inc. will make its Java software available on an open-source basis and embrace Linux broadly on its Sparc-based computers, the company said Tuesday (May 16). When a company announces that they will make something open source - they have, in effect, made it

Re: [discuss] Surprised this hasn't been on here already but.... SUN HAS OPEN SOURCED JAVA

2006-05-18 Thread Nicu Buculei
Chad Smith wrote: Sun Will Open-Source Java, Embrace Linux on Sparc the subject says has open sourced and the body will open-source. for now, only one thing is real: the distribution license for *binaries* was slightly changed (and it is still restrictive) Will this break down the barriers

Re: [discuss] Surprised this hasn't been on here already but.... SUN HAS OPEN SOURCED JAVA

2006-05-18 Thread Chad Smith
On 5/18/06, Nicu Buculei [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chad Smith wrote: Sun Will Open-Source Java, Embrace Linux on Sparc the subject says has open sourced and the body will open-source. for now, only one thing is real: the distribution license for *binaries* was slightly changed (and it is still

[discuss] Surprised this hasn't been on here already but.... SUN HAS OPEN SOURCED JAVA

2006-05-17 Thread Chad Smith
Sun Will Open-Source Java, Embrace Linux on Sparc Sun Microsystems Inc. http://www.sun.com/ will make its Java softwarehttp://www.java.com/available on an open-source basis and embrace Linux broadly on its Sparc-based computers, the company said

Re: [discuss] Surprised this hasn't been on here already but.... SUN HAS OPEN SOURCED JAVA

2006-05-17 Thread Nicolas Mailhot
Le mercredi 17 mai 2006 à 12:37 -0400, Chad Smith a écrit : Will this break down the barriers of the ultra-fantanic fringe free software zealots now? The ultra-fantanic fringe free software zealots have toiled for years to make java on linux work in spite of all the hindrances (licensing,

Re: [discuss] Surprised this hasn't been on here already but.... SUN HAS OPEN SOURCED JAVA

2006-05-17 Thread Daniel Carrera
Nicolas Mailhot wrote: Now Chad, I don't know how much efforts you've invested in OO.o in the past years, but if MS corrected today one of the small things that make you look at OO.o in the first place, would you declare Office was the best thing since sliced bread ? Knowing Chad, he probably

Re: [discuss] Surprised this hasn't been on here already but.... SUN HAS OPEN SOURCED JAVA

2006-05-17 Thread Chad Smith
On 5/17/06, Nicolas Mailhot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Le mercredi 17 mai 2006 à 12:37 -0400, Chad Smith a écrit : Will this break down the barriers of the ultra-fantanic fringe free software zealots now? The ultra-fantanic fringe free software zealots have toiled for years to make java on

Re: [discuss] Surprised this hasn't been on here already but.... SUN HAS OPEN SOURCED JAVA

2006-05-17 Thread Chad Smith
On 5/17/06, Daniel Carrera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nicolas Mailhot wrote: Now Chad, I don't know how much efforts you've invested in OO.o in the past years, but if MS corrected today one of the small things that make you look at OO.o in the first place, would you declare Office was the

Re: [discuss] Surprised this hasn't been on here already but.... SUN HAS OPEN SOURCED JAVA

2006-05-17 Thread Nicolas Mailhot
Le mercredi 17 mai 2006 à 15:14 -0400, Chad Smith a écrit : On 5/17/06, Daniel Carrera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nicolas Mailhot wrote: Now Chad, I don't know how much efforts you've invested in OO.o in the past years, but if MS corrected today one of the small things that make you

Re: [discuss] Surprised this hasn't been on here already but.... SUN HAS OPEN SOURCED JAVA

2006-05-17 Thread Chad Smith
On 5/17/06, Nicolas Mailhot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would take 2 things for me to say that. Not just one. And they are 2 big things - not small. Well Sun hasn't done its two big things for Java. Now that I think about it - it would be 3. 1) Make MS Office cost-free, as in $0