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Computer Business Review: Open Source CEO Against Opening Java Language to Community

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 28, 2004

“JBoss Inc’s chief executive is urging Sun Microsystems Inc to
resist pressure from IBM to open source Java, a move viewed by some
as an attempt by IBM to take control of Java.

“Mark Fleury, whose organization ships the eponymous open source
Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application server, spoke-out
against releasing Java code saying Sun’s control of Java, with
certification, had helped Java’s success…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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