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Just Another Java Open Source Story (JAJOSS)

Written by Harshad Oak

Dec 03, 2004 at 09:57 AM

This entry is a compilation of resources that you should read before you take a stand on whether Java should be open source or not. Do share your comments and suggestions on the matter.

Should Java be made open sourced has been a talking point for quite some time now. There are strong arguments presented by both sides to the discussion but we surely aren't any closer to an actual decision. Companies other than Sun can keep talking about making Java open source but end of it the decision lies with Sun.

The point has been debated for many years and a million blogs and stories have covered the topic. This is just another one :)

Java Open Source Stories:

An Analysis of Open Sourcing Java: (Joshua Marinacci's Blog).
A must read as it presents the pros and cons and the user comments also are quite good.
Open letter to Sun: Let Java Go (Eric Raymond: President, Open Source Initiative)
Open letter to Sun: Let Java Go: Round 2
The open source question debated at Java One: (TheServerSide.com)
Java Should Be Open-Source, Creator Says: (ComputerWorld.com)
IBM urges Sun to make Java open source: (News.com)
Open source CEO against opening Java language to community: JBoss' Marc Fleury's views on open source Java
Is Java Bigger than Sun? - The Java Ecosystem Debates the Future of Java (SysCon)
Open Source Java Strategy/Policy Links: (viva.sourceforge.net)
Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? (dwheeler.com)
An Open-Source Java: (Eweek.com)
McNealy: Open-Source Java Unlikely (Eweek.com)
Open Source Java: The right to fork: (Javalobby.org)

User Comments

Comment by Guest on 2004-12-03 18:49:30
So what's your position?

You should also have linked to the recent settlement between Kodak and Sun. Where would Java be in that case if it had been open source?

Comment by mskadu on 2004-12-03 19:07:11
Repeating all that has already been said, so much community work has been put in the outter layers of java, i think its time they opened the bonnet.

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