Sun Gets Press, Maintains Control

So, the SE, EE instead of trying to build their own community.) Sun has decided to use GPLv2 for their reference implementation of Java ME, and the GPLv2+CDDL, and the GPLv2+classpath exception license is additional (i.e. it does not replace the CDDL for GlassFish). They have a very detailed More here) [2] Sun is still going to provide commercial versions of Java SE & Java ME implementations. And just for kicks, Sun will allow 3rd parties to make modifications to the Sun owned implementations of Java (or is that community owned? I'm confused) without having to put these modifications back into the open source community. Score one for the community, yeah!! And yes, btw, this is made possible by Sun's requirement of joint control of IP from contributors. (More [3] Sun believes that they can attract customers and drive more revenue by using the "open source" tag than they've been able to thus far. (More However, they would not consider the commercial product if the open-source version were not available." (emphasis added)Sun gets the glowing press and keeps control of Java, what more could they ask for? Tag: Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Bookmark Murdok: I am taking a semi-break from IBM life as I return to finish a PhD in Industrial Engineering. I've held roles in market intelligence, strategy and product management. I'm ex-product manager of IBM WAS Community Edition, and