Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Rumors about GPLd Java

2006-11-14 Thread Tao Chen
On 11/14/06, James Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Chris Steinke writes: > I can't help but think that the MS-Novell deal was the > inspiration for this going into completion; the final straw, so What utter rubbish! I believe so, but I am surprised to read this: [quote] And in closi

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Rumors about GPLd Java

2006-11-14 Thread James Carlson
Chris Steinke writes: > Something inference about Sun taking a bribe from MS to make > OpenSolaris less 'free' or 'open'? Good grief. We'd muck with our own future for a few one-time trinkets from MS? After spending all this money and time to open up the code? Give me a break. I think a person

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Rumors about GPLd Java

2006-11-14 Thread Casper . Dik
>And it just gets worse from there. Is Sun behind the Trilateral >Commission? What other "news" stories can we expect from slashdot? It's a good thing they haven't discovered our secret nuclear program yet. Casper ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing li

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Rumors about GPLd Java

2006-11-14 Thread Dick Davies
On 14/11/06, James Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What other "news" stories can we expect from slashdot? It's a comment (from an idiot) on a story, not a story. -- Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns http://number9.hellooperator.net/ __

[osol-discuss] Re: Rumors about GPLd Java

2006-11-13 Thread Chris Steinke
I know Slashdot is not the most reliable source of news. I just thought that was a bit interesting, either as a humor or But yea, I'd have to agree the Onion is a more reliable source. :-) This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolar

[osol-discuss] Re: Rumors about GPLd Java

2006-11-13 Thread Bob Palowoda
> I found this reading through the Slashdot thread > about GPLing Java and the potentially of GPLing > OpenSolaris. > > Something inference about Sun taking a bribe from MS > to make OpenSolaris less 'free' or 'open'? > > Anybody know anything about this or it the usual > FUD? > >

[osol-discuss] Re: Rumors about GPLd Java

2006-11-13 Thread Chris Steinke
I found this reading through the Slashdot thread about GPLing Java and the potentially of GPLing OpenSolaris. Something inference about Sun taking a bribe from MS to make OpenSolaris less 'free' or 'open'? Anybody know anything about this or it the usual FUD?

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Rumors about GPLd Java

2006-11-13 Thread Joerg Schilling
Erast Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have the same feeling. Good move. > > And if we will see that Java/GPL community grows way faster then > OpenSolaris/CDDL, than obvious questions will arise ... i.e. why not > dual license OpenSolaris with GPL too? If you like feedback, you cannot dual

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Rumors about GPLd Java

2006-11-13 Thread Erast Benson
On Mon, 2006-11-13 at 19:48 +0800, Tao Chen wrote: > On 11/13/06, Bob Palowoda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If Sun does this, it is a good step, but it would > > > stigmatise the CDDL as a license that is not really > > > loved even > > > inside Sun. > > > > > > Anybody knows more? > > > > It'

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Rumors about GPLd Java

2006-11-13 Thread Tao Chen
On 11/13/06, Bob Palowoda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If Sun does this, it is a good step, but it would > stigmatise the CDDL as a license that is not really > loved even > inside Sun. > > Anybody knows more? It's not an OpenSolaris issue. Java is not part of OpenSolaris. Sun may consider

[osol-discuss] Re: Rumors about GPLd Java

2006-11-13 Thread Bob Palowoda
> If Sun does this, it is a good step, but it would > stigmatise the CDDL as a license that is not really > loved even > inside Sun. > > Anybody knows more? It's not an OpenSolaris issue. Java is not part of OpenSolaris. ---Bob This message posted from opensolaris.org