Sun Microsystems Inc. on Thursday said it had nothing to say for now on IBM's call for discussions on making Java technology open source.
In a letter sent earlier this month, Rod Smith, vice president of emerging technology for IBM, said Big Blue was willing to work with Sun on an "independent project to open-source Java."
"IBM is ready to provide technical resources and code for the open-source Java implementation while Sun provides the open-source community with Sun materials including Java specifications, tests and code," Smith wrote.
Sun on Thursday declined immediate comment. "Sun is not providing further statement at this time," a spokeswoman said.
In the letter to Rob Gingell, chief technology officer for Sun software, Smith said IBM believed that taking Java to the open-source community would benefit the platform and both companies' customers.
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