Sun to Change Java License for Linux

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Posted by Zonk on Friday May 05, 2006 @08:44AM from the friendly-coffee dept.

daria42 writes "It looks like the days of downloading Java every time you re-install a Linux box may be at an end. Reports are trickling in that Sun plans to alter the Java license to make it easier to bundle the JRE with Linux. From the article: 'Sun has faced calls several times to open-source Java, which advocates say would foster innovative open-source development. The company has resisted formally open-sourcing all of the Java software, but it has dramatically changed the development process around Java and changed licenses to make it easier to see Java source code.'"

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Finally! (Score:4, Funny)

by pryonic ( 938155 ) writes: on Friday May 05, 2006 @08:46AM (#15269332)

It's about time they woke up and smelled the coffee!
I'm sorry...

Re:Finally! (Score:5, Funny)

by moro_666 ( 414422 ) writes: <kulminaator@gmai ... Nom minus author> on Friday May 05, 2006 @08:48AM (#15269338) Homepage

the exploding one [slashdot.org] ?

Sweet... (Score:3, Funny)

by racebit ( 959234 ) writes: on Friday May 05, 2006 @08:48AM (#15269342) Homepage

Three cheers for sun *reaches for mug java*....o wait, my self heating mug exploded

days of downloading Java (Score:5, Funny)

by JoelMeow ( 740794 ) writes: on Friday May 05, 2006 @08:51AM (#15269354) Homepage

days of downloading Java
That's what you get for having a slow connection.

But what about Windows? (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday May 05, 2006 @08:53AM (#15269363)

Sadly, this means that Windows will be the only major OS that can't seem to come with Java delivered right out of the box. Maybe they'll address that problem with Vista?

Comment removed (Score:3, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Friday May 05, 2006 @09:00AM (#15269399)

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Re:Sun's commitement? (Score:5, Funny)

by fossa ( 212602 ) writes: <pat7@gmx. n e t> on Friday May 05, 2006 @09:33AM (#15269547) Journal

(Luke Skywalker stands hands bound on the edge of a plank)

"Java! This is your last chance. Free yourself, or die."

(laughter ...but Java the Hutt will soon learn he's too sluggish as he is choked to death by Princess Ruby)

re-install a Linux box? (Score:2, Funny)

by gall0ws ( 902335 ) writes: on Friday May 05, 2006 @09:42AM (#15269604)

Uh?

What about OpenBSD? (Score:2, Funny)

by barbazoo ( 604828 ) writes: on Friday May 05, 2006 @10:04AM (#15269736)

Installing Java on Linux is easy as pie. Try installing it on OpenBSD....

Re:Hard.. (Score:5, Funny)

by Reverend528 ( 585549 ) writes: on Friday May 05, 2006 @10:09AM (#15269769) Homepage

Screw Joe User! Bob Sysadmin is lazy too!

Re:foster? (Score:2, Funny)

by metallic ( 469828 ) writes: on Friday May 05, 2006 @10:41AM (#15269969)

My development machine for J2EE work is a 2ghz machine with a gigabyte of RAM. Even with JBoss and IntelliJ IDEA running, I don't have any performance issues. This is obviously a troll.

Re: days of downloading Java (Score:5, Funny)

by Arandir ( 19206 ) writes: on Friday May 05, 2006 @04:20PM (#15273047) Homepage Journal

I don't care how speedy your connection is, you can only click so fast on all those Sun license agreements.

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Finally! (Score:4, Funny)

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Sweet... (Score:3, Funny)

days of downloading Java (Score:5, Funny)

But what about Windows? (Score:2, Funny)

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Re:Sun's commitement? (Score:5, Funny)

re-install a Linux box? (Score:2, Funny)

What about OpenBSD? (Score:2, Funny)

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Re:foster? (Score:2, Funny)

Re: days of downloading Java (Score:5, Funny)

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