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:internetnews.com: Did Sun's GPL Move Cost it a Major Talent?
internetnews.com: Did Sun's GPL Move Cost it a Major Talent?
Dec 9, 2006, 05 :00 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (10151 reads)

(Other stories by Andy Patrizio)

"Did Sun Microsystems' decision to adopt the GNU General Public License (GPL) cost the company one of its top talents? That's what a lot of people have been wondering in recent weeks.

"As most every Java programmer might know by now, Sun decided to adopt the GNU General Public License v2 as its license of choice for the open sourcing of its Java language..."

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The name in the article wasn't one I ...   Possibly   
Colin Walls
Dec 9, 2006, 08:43:35
 
"Schwartz only added to the confusion wi ...   Confusion?   
Tim Patterson
Dec 9, 2006, 14:35:05
 
If he left because he opposed releasing  ...   Leaving   
Tony OBryan
Dec 9, 2006, 22:30:55
 
Java GPL = Lose one talented person + Ga ...   Lose one...   
Sepero
Dec 10, 2006, 12:56:38
 
Sun has been a friend of FOSS for a lot  ...   Good for Sun   
philc
Dec 10, 2006, 23:15:21
 
> Java GPL = Lose one talented person +  ...   Re: Lose one...   
Eric Laffoon
Dec 11, 2006, 07:02:17
 
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