Taming Tiger: JDK 5.0 source code licensing (IBM developerWorks)

[Posted December 1, 2004 by cook]

John Zukowski examines the JDK 5.0 license on IBM developerWorks. "Sun recently released the JDK 5.0 source through the Sun Community Source License (SCSL) and Java Research License (JRL). This month, Tiger columnist John Zukowski takes a break from the details of the new release and overviews the licensing terms and what access to the source offers developers. He also provides a quick look at the surprise early access drop for Mustang, the J2SE 6.0 release."