Open Source
I was just perusing the Google Pack Software page, Google's free software downloads. I noticed something remarkable. OpenOffice is no longer there.
OpenOffice has enjoyed the partnership of Google for a while, being part of the Google Pack Software. But no more. OpenOffice just isn't there.
I suppose Google prefers the online document editor hosted on its own site...its very own Google Docs....
After reading a recent java.net poll about open-source projects, I ask a slightly different, more focused question: "Would you contribute to the open-source Java project even though it might be dominated by Sun?"
Java DB in the JDK, HSQLDB in OpenOffice
Sun Microsystems recently announced that it is distributing and supporting Java DB based on the 100% Java technology, open-source Apache Derby database.
