Note: Text published on November 13, 2006
Following Sun's announcement concerning the passage of JAVA under the GNU GPL, here is the reaction of April:
The "Java Trap" was the most visible symbol of the dependency of free software on proprietary software. By putting Java under a free software license, Sun Microsystems made a big contribution to the world of free software.

In accordance with various international treaties, software is covered by copyright. It allows the author of software to decide how his work will be used and disseminated. It is thanks to copyright licenses that the 