Java Licensing Changing to Ease Access

Sun Microsystems has announced changes to its Java licensing to make access easier. "The changes are intended to smooth out the process by which Java software companies and business customers view the source code and contribute changes, notably bug fixes, said Graham Hamilton, a Sun vice president and fellow... Sun has elected not to use an open-source license at this time because its commercial customers are concerned with 'forking,' or the creation of incompatible editions of the base Java software, said James Gosling, chief technology officer at Sun's Developer Products Group." The changes are thought be going into effect with the release of Java Mustang.

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