Sun releases Java under GPLv2
13th Nov 2006, 16:44 GMT
As has been heavily rumored for the last week or two: Sun Microsystems has released its Java implementation under version 2 of the GNU General Public License. Some of the code is available now; the full development kit won't be out until "the first half of 2007," however. There is an FAQ page with more information.
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