Java and open source

Finally the Java open source movement got another push. Jonathan Schwartz, Sun’s CEO, announced that the Java Platform (the standard edition to be more precise) would be open-sourced within the next 30 to 60 days. That’s very good, although it would probably not make a huge difference in regards to how people use Java right now. But an open-sourcing would allow people to enhance their contribution to a platform and as history shows, a lot of platforms gained strength from converting them into an open-source movement.