Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL

When it comes to open-sourcing Solaris and Java, patents and politics are leading Sun Microsystems toward a change of heart.

The question is which open-source license should govern the building of projects out of the company's technology crown jewels. The open-source Solaris project began with a Community Development and Distribution License(CDDL), and open-source Java employs version 2 of the General Public License(GPL).

Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL.