Re: open source?


"Peter Kirk" <xdzgor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:443109f2$0$177$edfadb0f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi there

I know there is a lot of "open source" software written in java. But is the language itself "open source"? Is there an open source java compiler (and/or ide) (is eclipse a compiler or just an ide)?

As for the language itself, there is some debate. The source code for almost everything Java related from Sun is available, though you have to agree to some fairly restrictive licenses to see the source. Thus the language can be said to be "open source, but not free".

You can compile Java files from within Eclipse, though perhaps it uses Sun's javac in the background occasionally. Otherwise, there do exist open source stand alone Java compilers. A quick google search for the Sable projects (SableCC, SableVM, etc.) will probably turn up something.

- Oliver

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