Sun names likely license for open-source Java

SAN FRANCISCO--Sun Microsystems likely will use the Community Development and Distribution License to govern the forthcoming open-source Java software project, CEO Jonathan Schwartz said Wednesday.

"We're within 30 to 60 days of announcing the open-sourcing of the core Java platform, using an OSI-approved license--likely the same license as we use for the Solaris operating system," Schwartz said during an Oracle OpenWorld speech here.
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