Stephen Shankland quotes a Sun VP saying the mobile version of JavaFX will be “binary only”. However, the FAQ on JavaFX indicates it will be “open-sourced”.
“JavaFX is a binary product. You can’t have fragmentation if it’s a binary implementation,” Green said. “That business model saves time and energy on the part of licensees who don’t have to spend time mucking with source code.” ()
Which is it? Will the mobile version be the only part encumbered by a non-OSS license? or is Green referring to a dual license model? Isn’t this contrary to Sun’s stategy of open-sourcing their entire stack? Seems like a giant step backwards.
