Awesome...sun to release Java under GPL!

[Bruce Dawson]

Jon maddog Hall wrote:
> Sun picks GPL license for Java code 
> 
> After years of requests and debates, Sun is set to release Java source 
> code under a Linux-friendly license. 
> http://ct.zdnet.com/clicks?t=18294782-7de8c2fafcbfcc13ac2ef0eca045238d-bf&s=5&fs=0
> 

Hmmm. In line with the latest Microsoft/Novell conspiracy theories... I
wonder what Microsoft was going to do to Java that got Sun to do this? ;-)

--Bruce "Microsoft has the best lawyers that engineers can create"

PS: I know Sun said they did this to get better acceptance in the Linux
community, but they could've chosen a BSD license. Is this just more
evidence that GNU/Linux "won"?