RMS, previously, on Sun freeing java

[Ben Finney]

On 15-Nov-2006, Ben Finney wrote:
> As in so many other cases, this "sudden" good news mostly happened
> because one person inside the corporation decided it should, and had
> the long-term strength to ensure that it did, with the help of some
> and despite the resistance of others.

Here's another take on this, giving a historical perspective of people
whose actions brought Java to the point of this week's announcement.

    The People Who Brought You FOSS Java

    [...]
    I thought I'd take a few moments to highlight some of the people
    who have been working for years to push this effort slowly,
    relentlessly forward. [...]  Many of the folks on this list risked
    their jobs to carry forward the belief that Java wasn't really
    open until it was Open Source.

    <URL:http://danesecooper.blogs.com/divablog/2006/11/the_people_who_.html>

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Ben Finney <ben at benfinney.id.au>
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