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Rich Green Returns to Sun as Software Chief
URL: CNet News
At 9:47 AM on May 2, 2006, Michael Urban wrote:
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"It was too compelling to stay away," Green said in an interview Monday. Green believes that Sun's open source work will play a key part in returning the company to growth and sustained profits.
The full story is available at CNet News
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Re: Rich Green Returns to Sun as Software Chief
All these posts about what is going on at Sun, gets me worry: "Sun != Java". Isn't it?(and frankly who cares?)
-- Javolution: Everything should be made as simple as possible... -- JScience: But not simpler!
Re: Rich Green Returns to Sun as Software Chief
Yes, but some java developes may depend on those now open source java tools..I imagine the closed door debat on opening java to full opensource probably canot be reported on at the moment..
But still we could have a progress report on something like oh ASF's Harmony Project, right?
Rich's return is significant, Jean-Marie
He loves Java, and he wouldn't be coming back to Sun if he didn't feel the environment was right to make progress along lines that I suspect most Javalobby readers will be agreeable to. (Well, is that actually possible?)I have worked closely with Rich on past occasions, and I am glad to see him replace John Loiacano in the Software EVP position. He can, and most likely will, have a great deal of positive influence on the future of Java from this position.
Rick
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Re: Rich Green Returns to Sun as Software Chief
Well, if I remember correctly, Rich went from Sun just a few days after that famous Sun-MS settlement. I think his return is very significant.From two years ago:
"Speaking during a Sun Software Summit in Menlo Park, Calif., Sun's Rich Green, vice president of the developer platforms group, acknowledged IBM's February open letter proposing the open sourcing of Java. But he stressed there are complex issues pertaining to ensuring compatibility if Java was offered up to open source. Sun would be very favorable to an open source destiny for Java if compatibility and other issues, such as brand and license management, can be addressed, according to Green.
"Neither IBM nor Sun knows if it's feasible to fulfill the [open source goal] and meet the constraints," Green said. However, Sun continues to talk with IBM about the idea, he added.
Another Sun official, John Loiacono, senior vice president of operating platforms, expressed a less optimistic viewpoint. He noted previous Sun pronouncements that Sun would make Java open source as soon as IBM opens up its products such as WebSphere.
Green, though, retorted, "We're not going to do anything out in the open until we have some clarity."
Well, now Rich is replacing Loiacono. How much clearer could it be
Re: Rich Green Returns to Sun as Software Chief
Speaking of intellectual property, I wonder if Azul litigation will end up falling in his lap also. I mean it will, but what are the consequences?