Slashdot reported on the following zdnet article. The following quote sort of summarizes the main point:
At JavaOne, Ubuntu got a ringing endorsement from Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz on Tuesday in San Francisco. In turn, Ubuntu project founder Mark Shuttleworth appeared on stage during Schwartz’s opening keynote at JavaOne to endorse Java.
I think this is great news! Sun putting effort in Ununtu (and Ubuntu in Java) should make my life as a Ubuntu-Java developer much better. Let’s see what happens!