Following the pledge of Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz to make Java open-source, others within the company are warning that incompatibilities could result. While this isn't sure to happen, a Sun executive feels it is a strong possibility, and must be guarded against. "I do not think anyone wants to break Java compatibility, but any of the large licensees with the market power to distribute their own version technically could do so, intentionally or unintentionally," said Simon Phipps, chief open-source officer at Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Technorati: Doug is a staff writer for Murdok for the latest eBusiness news.
Open-Source Java Could Pose Problem
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