Sun Might Need Help to Open Source Java (ComputerWire)

Sun Might Need Help to Open Source Java (ComputerWire)
Sun Microsystems Inc might have to rely on third-party open source Java projects to complete its plan to open source Java Standard Edition, according to the company’s chief open source officer, Simon Phipps.

Sun considering GPL for Java - Builder AU

Sun considering GPL for Java - Builder AU
Sun considering GPL for JavaBuilder AU, Australia - 2 hours agoSun Microsystems is poised to release “significant parts” of the Java Standard Edition(JSE) under a free or open source licence by the end of 2006 — possibly …

Sun inches closer to open-source Java (CPILive.net)

Sun inches closer to open-source Java (CPILive.net)
The Web site, http://community.java.net/jdk/opensource/, details the company’s moves to open-source the first bits of the Java SE (Standard Edition) implementation, known as the JDK (Java Development Kit), said Simon Phipps, Sun’s chief open source officer.