Internet Week: Hybrid Open Source Model Applies to Enterprise, Too

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 9, 1998

“Enterprise users downloading free Java source code will have to
pay royalties to Sun Microsystems when internal applications built
on that code are deployed”

“The biggest splash at this week’s Java Business Expo show…has
been the new more open Java licensing practices… But when that
code is shipped in a commercial product–either by a software
vendor externally or an enterprise user internally–royalties must
flow back to Sun”

Sun says, “To go any further would cause fragmentation and
undermine compatibility”

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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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