Sun has followed through on its claims that it would open-source Java. Now the Sun guys're saying that they want the development community's help to make sure that the code gets developed responsibly. I don't think they're going to have any trouble finding people willing to help in that regard.

"Green says Sun will now work with the Java community to figure out the best way to open source the platform and avoid problems that have plagued Linux and other open technologies. Compatibility is a primary concern from developers who want to ensure their applications will work in any Java environment."