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Running Java on Windows: Apache On Path for Open-Source Java Project
"Project Harmony" to Develop J2SE for PCs
May. 10, 2005 11:00 PM
The proposed Project Harmony from the Apache Software Foundation is focused on writing J2SE code to enable Java programs to run on Windows PCs. Sun Microsystems has not previously made its J2SE code available with an open-source license, due to perceived legal, competitive, and compatibility issues.
But the Project Harmony FAQ states there is broad community interest in this project, and that it does not intend to compete with Sun. This in the wake of recent comments by James Gosling and other Sun executives in Brazil about Sun's new participation in the Java Community Process (JCP) and its efforts to standardize open-source software.
This project, if it is launched, is expected to take several years and will no doubt see many twists and turns along the way, from Sun as well as other parties involved in it.
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