This is totally awesome. Way to go, Sun!
-Brandon
Thought River South
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas John Kincaid" <Tom.Kincaid_at_Sun.COM>
To: <JAXB-INTEREST_at_JAVA.SUN.COM>
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 2:22 AM
Subject: ANN: JAXB to be placed on java.net
> Those of you who have been keeping up with the JavaOne news all ready
> know this. However, for the rest of you:
>
> Sun will be making the source code for JAXB available on java.net later
> this summer. Once this is done, we plan to develop JAXB in an open
> source model on java.net. Much of the motivation for doing this was a
> result of the feedback you provided. After we go to an open source model
> for development , we anticipate being able to provide spot patches for
> critical issues. We also anticipate getting some assistance from this
> community that has formed over the last 6 months.
>
> The details of the license are still be worked out. However, we
> anticipate it will be a very non-restrictive license that will be easy
> for people who want to use JAXB.
>
> We will be posting more details later. However, I wanted to let this
> list which is a great community and has made an excellent contribution
> towards making JAXB a success aware of this development.
>
> Thanks so much for using JAXB and all the great feedback you have been
> providing.
>
> Tom
>