In an unexpected move, vendor decides to license open source Java under the GPL. First batch of source codes are also released.

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Sun will also be adding the GPLv2 to its server platform Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE), already an open source offering under Project GlassFish, in the first quarter of 2007.