Hi,
Only a dual license model can acheive the goals we have : prevent fork and go real opensource.
With its viral nature, GPL is the only one that will ensure "predators.net" stay away from the cake.
The binary builds of the Java project source tree would be released periodically under the "BinaryLicense" (same license as now).
The source snapshots would be released under the GPL terms.
Doing so, you can get a build and use it for whatever software usage you want (comercial or opensource).
If you plan to make your own build and make any changes anywhere then simply, your code will become GPL as well, so the Java platform will be able to benefit from it if the EG of the JDK decide to merge it into the source tree ;-)
This solution IMHO have the best of the two worlds : JCP body keep control on the JDK binary (the RI of the Java SE) and community got full sources to improve the platform and submit patched directly to the source tree.
Please, tell me your thoughts on this ....
Rgs,
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