GNU Classpath, Sun, Java, GPL, Reflections & The Future
Finally put down some of my thoughts on GNU Classpath, Sun, Java, GPL, Reflections & The Future for the GNU Classpath mailinglist. Even after two weeks I am still too overjoyed with the news to fully comprehend it or setup a proper roadmap (it is probably way too early for that anyway). But I believe the future is bright, very bright. The enthusiasm from the wider community has been really good. And there are new people flowing in. The work on the various projects around GNU Classpath has been energized and seems to have accelerated since the announcement of Sun’s GPL Java. So Jonathan Schwartz was right when he said that A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats. You will see the results much sooner than you might expect on a free desktop near you!