“With JDK7, OpenJDK and IcedTea all evolving in parallel it can get confusing about how these projects relate to each other. David Herron, which is OpenJDK Quality Lead, tries to set the record straight and explains why the JDK7 has taken so long.”
Read the full article here: http://www.infoq.com/news/2009/01/jdk-openjdk-icedtea