Sun To Open Source Java System Web Server and Web Proxy Technologies

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 3, 2008 4:20 PM EDT
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Sun Microsystems last week said it will soon open source the core components of Sun Java System Web Proxy and Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 under the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) license....Jim Jagielski, co-founder, member and director of the Apache Software Foundation, said he thinks Sun's release of the Web and Proxy server code is"proof of their involvement and commitment to open source," according to a prepared statement. ...BSD-style licenses are"unrestricted," meaning they allow anyone to do anything with the code, including putting it into a proprietary product, without contributing anything back to the community.

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