Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 11, 2003 09:57 AM
Actually the part about Java is much more surprising than that it's released under the LGPL. Microsoft hates Java, and now that they've thoroughly researched and imitated it they want it stomped into the ground. The LGPL thing has pluses and minuses for Microsoft; they'll be sure to mention down the road to the Linux press that "you know, we've sponsored some open source projects ourselves".
The LGPL is actually a very reasonable, middle-of-the-road license that just about everyone should be able to agree on. It's the next step after open standards - sort of like "open standards that really work".
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 11, 2003 09:57 AMThe LGPL is actually a very reasonable, middle-of-the-road license that just about everyone should be able to agree on. It's the next step after open standards - sort of like "open standards that really work".
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