I was reading the latest blog entry from Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Sun. I really admire the guy, and generally find him insightful and very smart.

However, the blog had a really confused perspective on corporate threats to open source, as well as a bit of confusion regarding their OpenJDK project. Re OpenJDK :

We've seen Java's acceptance made permanent, on servers and desktops and mobile phones and set tops, in no small part due to our decision to use the GPL license (to simplify the Linux/Java combination on consumer devices and industrial applications).

"in no small part"? How about, "in no part whatsoever"? Despite claims to the contrary, Sun actually hasn't released all the source to Java SE, and for the source they did release, it's not of any known version of Java, nor can it be called Java or used as Java. it's seed code for the not-yet-proposed Java SE 7 JSR, a JSR nowhere to be found yet. If the code was complete, you couldn't test it because there's no TCK out there that will let you ship the tested code under an open source license because of field of use restrictions on the shipped code placed there by Sun.

He does, IMO, get it right in the end :

All of which is to say - no amount of fear can stop the rise of free media, or free software (they are the same, after all). The community is vastly more innovative and powerful than a single company. And you will never turn back the clock on elementary school students and developing economies and aid agencies and fledgling universities - or the Fortune 500 - that have found value in the wisdom of the open source community. Open standards and open source software are literally changing the face of the planet - creating opportunity wherever the network can reach.

Perfect. Now can the ASF have a TCK license that's compatible with "open standards and open source software"? Please?