Community Source Licensing Model

[Bill Frantz]

     The below press release was distributed at 8am EST, Tuesday,
     December 8, 1998


     SUN UNVEILS NEW LICENSING MODEL FOR THE PERSONALJAVA AND EMBEDDEDJAVA
     ENVIRONMENTS

     New Model To Accelerate Adoption Of Devices Enabled By The Java
     Platform


     New York, NY - December 8, 1998 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. today
     announced that the PersonalJava and the EmbeddedJava Environments will
     be available under the Sun Community Source License. This new
     initiative is intended to provide the industry with a more
     participative, flexible process for developing Java technologies.

     This initiative is based on a set of principles outlined in the Sun
     Community Source Licensing document. This new model combines the
     benefits of sharing source code -- similar to an "Open Source" style
     of license -- with the guarantee of compatibility and business
     opportunities associated with a proprietary model. In a related
     announcement today Sun unveiled a new licensing model for the Javaä 2
     platform.

     "We believe this new model will dramatically effect the use of Java
     technology in consumer and embedded devices, by preserving a unified
     platform while fostering industry collaboration and innovation," said
     Mark Tolliver, President, Consumer and Embedded, Sun Microsystems Inc.
     "This guarantees far more rapid development of Java software-enabled
     devices."

     "Sun's decision will be regarded by the embedded market and those who
     serve it, as a pivotal move to eliminate one of the inhibitors to the
     adoption of Java," said Ron Abelmann, President and CEO, Wind River
     Systems.  "It also goes a long way towards building a groundswell
     around a standard Java technology base. A fine move!"

     Upon first customer ship of each technology, under the revised
     licensing practices, Sun will make source code of the technologies
     available to anyone via Sun's web site. The model is far more open in
     that it:
     " Allows for royalty free internal use for research and development.

     " Allows commercial entities to use and modify the source code for
     commercial software development without charge.

     "   Allows innovation on the source code without requiring that
     innovation be returned to Sun.

     "   Allows licensees to modify and share source code with other
     licensees without charge and without mediation from Sun.

     In addition, it will allow licensees to package for resale Sun's
     PersonalJava or EmbeddedJava class libraries with virtual machines
     from other licensees.

     The new licensing model will apply to the PersonalJava and
     EmbeddedJava environments concurrent with releases that support key
     features of Java 2.  Features such as fine-grained security, pluggable
     vm, and RMI are essential components of the source code to be openly
     distributed through the new license.

     Technology releases that include the functionality of Java 2 will be
     available in mid - 1999. In the interim, the new licensing model will
     go into effect with the current releases of PersonalJava and
     EmbeddedJava, starting in approximately 45 days. By agreeing to the
     license for current releases entities will be required migrate to the
     next release (incorporating Java 2 features) within 120 days of the
     availability of those releases.