CEO Jonathan Schwartz says that "if" the company were to open source its Java Enterprise System, it would do so in the second quarter of this year. It's unclear where such a move would leave the Java language itself.
Sun is simplifying the license that allows developers access to Java source code, and offering a new license for companies wishing to modify Java in their internal operations, but the licensing changes fall far short of what open source advocates have been calling for.
This month, Eric J. Bruno covers the latest Java news for mobile technologies, Java tools, and web services, as well as the usual J2SE and J2EE coverage.
