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Too much things I would like to write about, I miss the time... but I can't let this one leave.

Sometimes Sun clearly smoke crack, but sometimes they can do wonderful things, like releasing Java as Free Software. And under the GPL, s'il vous plait!

This is a very good news for everyone scared by the trap issue (now old). Making Sun's Java ethically compatible with Free Software technologies will definitely bring more Java developers to them.

And the license choice, the GPLv2, couldn't be better. Java is now really free, even Duke the mascot. They are working with the FSF on the GPLv3. Lots of congratulations to Sun!

(More info at Tim Bray's blog.)