Sun releases Java 6!
 

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/

I checked out some of the new features and I am impressed. I really like to TrayIcon class.

Ooh, I'll have to check it out later.

Though, one has to wonder when Java is going to reach critical bloat-mass, and collapse into a black hole.

It seems to be mainly an update to the Java standard library. No new language features, which is rather a shame, as Java's losing out to .NET in that regard.

Did they add the GPL license? I can't seem to find this on the website. Some would consider that a feature and it will definitely make it easier to distribute Java.

Java should be all GPLed now, as far as I know.

Yeah, Java is now under the GPL v2 license.
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/j...-openjava.html

I thought I read somewhere that they were going to use GPL v3...