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Apache Threatens to Leave Java Community if Oracle Refuses Test Kit License

The Apache Software Foundations has threatened to quit the Java governing body if Oracle continues to refuse a restriction-free source code test kit license for the Harmony Project. – The Apache Software Foundation has threatened to quit Javas
governing body altogether if Oracle continues to refuse a test kit license for
the Harmony project.
In a statement posted on Nov. 9 to the foundations blog,
Apache said it will leave the Java Community Process (JCP) if their quot;right…



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If Unix and Linux are open source, who controls the submissions for improvements?

Is there a governing body that accepts changes and distributes them to the masses or does Open Source simply mean that you can make all the changes you want on your own system without violating license agreements?