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Oracle buys Sun: understanding the impact on open source

• tvon 18y ago
  > As a major player in both worlds, Oracle has every reason to want to encourage greater collaboration between the Linux and OpenSolaris communities. I suspect that this will lead Oracle to rethink Sun's licensing decisions for OpenSolaris. Found that bit interesting, it hadn't occurred to me that Oracle might alter licenses to Sun IP in a way favorable to Linux.
• rw 18y ago
  "When Sun liberated the Solaris source code, the company deliberately chose a license that would make it difficult for the code to be adapted for use in the Linux kernel. Oracle will probably dual-license the Solaris code so that it is available under the GPLv2 in addition to the CDDL. This will allow key Solaris innovations—such as ZFS and DTrace—to be ported to Linux." DTrace, finally!
• TJensen 18y ago
  A far more optimistic view than my initial take. The arguments are well reasoned. I hope it really turns out this way. Opening the JCP would be a VERY good thing and could bring some much needed life back into the Java language.