CNET News: Sun Names Likely License for Open-Source Java

"Sun Microsystems likely will use the Community Development and Distribution License to govern the forthcoming open-source Java software project, CEO Jonathan Schwartz said Wednesday.

"'We're within 30 to 60 days of announcing the open-sourcing of the core Java platform, using an OSI-approved license--likely the same license as we use for the Solaris operating system,' Schwartz said during an Oracle OpenWorld speech here..."

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