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ARTICLE · 04 DECEMBER 2006

Focus on Technology, November 2006 - Sun Microsystems Shines New Light on Open Source Software: Effectively Managing the Risks of Using Open Source Software

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On November 13, 2006, Sun Microsystems announced that it would be releasing the source code of its implementations of Java technology as free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License. This phased release, which is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2007, was referred to by Sun as "one of the largest source code contributions under the GPL license".

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Sun Microsystems Shines New Light on Open Source Software: Effectively Managing the Risks of Using Open Source Software

On November 13, 2006, Sun Microsystems ("Sun") announced that it would be releasing the source code of its implementations of Java technology as free software 1 under the terms of the GNU General Public License (the "GPL") 2. This phased release, which is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2007, was referred to by Sun as "one of the largest source code contributions under the GPL license". With over 3.8 billion Java technology enabled devices, it also represents one of the most significant moves into the open source software model by a commercial enterprise.

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