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To: micromike who wrote (12504)12/11/1998 11:46:00 AM
From: tiquer  Respond to of 64865
 
I'm thinking Sun's new Java licensing terms are designed to let them profit should Microsoft try and control Java... I would suppose with the new terms, if Microsoft should license and modify Java, Sun will still get royalties from EVERY copy of the software sold. Even if Microsoft does modify Java, Sun has indicated they don't want rights to the changes, but it still must past some sort of Java compatibility test. I would guess the compatibility tests are what prevents Microsoft from trying to make the "windows only" java, thereby all Java will still work as 100% Java...

Sun gets royalties... Java stays clean.. Sound right???

Roger



To: micromike who wrote (12504)12/11/1998 6:22:00 PM
From: mozek  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 64865
 
and he said that approaching the world as if you have to protect your technology from competitors is old thinking

If Sun really felt that way and had a single face, Java would be truly open source without shared code, restrictions or lawsuits when someone out-innovates.