eWeek: Open-Sourcing Java Will Create Incompatibility Risk, Sun Exec Warns

“While there is no inherent discontinuity with making Java
open-source and keeping the technology compatible, the community
will have to remain vigilant in this regard, according to a Sun
executive.

“‘I do not think anyone wants to break Java compatibility, but
any of the large licensees with the market power to distribute
their own version technically could do so, intentionally or
unintentionally,’ Simon Phipps, chief open-source officer at Sun
Microsystems, said in an interview…”

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