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- Quick thoughts on the (possible) demise of OpenSolaris
- Quick thoughts on the possible demise of OpenSolarisWhere's the news?All I see here is a blog post from someone who says that people working on OpenSolaris are worried about the future. What else is new?Above and beyond that, the post is pure speculation. He's afraid OpenSolaris is going to "die...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, OpenSolaris, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-13
- Eclipse Galileo release train now arriving at gate 3.5
- Besides death and taxes, there is one other certainty in the life of a software developer: slipping schedules. Every year, though, Eclipse continues to defy that expectation by releasing a major new version in late June. Today, the Eclipse Galileo release train arrived exactly on time, for the 6th year...
- Tags: Eclipse, Eclipse Galileo, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7?
- Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7?So there goes the "familiarity" argument.And if people have to change, they may as well make the jump to Linux instead of the jump to Win7.They'll save a lot of time and money that way, and get lots of free support.And they...
- Tags: Operating systems, Application servers, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
- Black Duck calls Microsoft open source mainstream
- Black Duck calls Microsoft open source mainstreamI don't know about you.......but Codeplex seems to have a long way to go to be as big or important as Sourceforge. 9,000 projects vs 230,000. I think I read that Google Code had around 50,000 a while back and they started off after...
- Tags: Java development tools, Stillborn, Silverlight.net, CodePlex, Microsoft Corp., SourceForge, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-05-20
- OS execs split over fate of MySQL under Oracle's grip
-  The fate of Sun's open source jewels -- especially MySQL -- has been heavily debated since Oracle announced its intentions to buy the Java giant earlier this week. Few expect the Redwood Shores, Calif. database giant to mess with Java. It is a...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Operating System, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Are any open source projects too big to lose
- Are any open source projects too big to loseAn enemy of an enemy...It seems clear that these "crown jewels" are continuing sources of vexation to MS. So why would MS arch-enemy Oracle do anything to reduce this effect?On the other hand, might MS counter-move by buying some open source...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Databases, UNIX, Oracle Corp., open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source project, MySQL, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- Shuttleworth: Oracle now largest open source player
- Shuttleworth: Oracle now largest open source playerUm...largest HOW???In market cap, maybe. In volume of code/projects, NO WAY. Try apache or sourceforge for that.RE: Shuttleworth: Oracle now largest open source playerOkay, lets see, Oracle, has a database, Sun has MySQL, hmmm, Sun as Solaris, and there is OpenSolaris, hmmm...
- Tags: Java development tools, Programming languages, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Oracle Corp., open-source player, Shuttleworth
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- Schwartz: Sun is world's largest open source company
- It's not clear if IBM is thinking about buying Sun. But one thing is clear: Sun execs are out selling it as the "largest" open source company in the world. In a series of blogs written this week, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz claimed that Sun's open...
- Tags: Software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Open Source, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFX
- In the run-up to today's launch of JavaFX, ZDNet sat down with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz to get his thoughts on JavaFX, Flash, and the future of Java. [ Read: Sun launches JavaFX 1.0, and JavaFX Q&A ] [Ed] Q. Why did Sun create...
- Tags: Developer, Java Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Audience, JavaFX, Ed, Jonathan, Microsoft Obviously, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- JavaFX Q&A
- To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...
- Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Gartner: 85 percent of companies using open source
- Gartner: 85 percent of companies using open sourcePretty deep penetrationand only going to get deeper. ]:)RE: Gartner: 85 percent of companies using open sourcewonder what planet this guy is on, i works for ALOT of tech and not tech business, and most do NOT use Linux/FOSS, OSS AT ALL. nil,...
- Tags: Operating systems, open source, Gartner Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- OSUM portal from Sun
- Yes, that acronym is pronounced "Awesome." Cheesy acronyms aside, the Open Source University Meetup is actually a great idea. Joe Hartley touched on it during our interview and Sun Microsystems formally announced it yesterday. OSUM is a social networking and learning site devoted to Sun Microsystem's ecosystem...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Student, Portal, OSUM, Open Source, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- Don't expect a flood of Mac open source
- Don't expect a flood of Mac open sourceYes, given that Mac is BSD based, it does not take much to get a whole lotof open source programs running on Mac. The biggest problem is that many of the GUI applications do not have the Mac look and feel. Does Apple...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, open source, software, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-25
- Profits-strapped Sun continues decade-long pitch to developers on Java dominance
- Leading up to the JavaOne developers conference, Sun Microsystems posted an embarrassing quarterly profit loss, is making OpenSolaris more open than ever, bringing the OpenSolaris platform value to the Amazon Web Services cloud, and is still using variations on the projectile theme to send T-shirts into the international crowd of...
- Tags: Developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., NetBeans Ecosystem, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Will OpenSolaris bring a chill to Sun-Ubuntu romance?
- You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. That seems to be the mantra of Ubuntu and Sun, both open source underdogs whose relationship and mutual platform support has been growing for three years. On the eve of the release of OpenSolaris, both companies are banging the drum that the...
- Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Eclipse launches super run-time project as alternative to Java and .NET
- The Eclipse organization has amassed a huge installed base of developers using its Java-based open source development tools. Now the organization has set its sights on the run-time arena and will take on Sun's Java and Microsoft's .NET with what it says is an agnostic open source component model that...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET, Java, Eclipse, Eclipse Organization, Equinox, Run-time, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-03-17
- Microsoft makes Visual Studio 2008 more broadly available
- Microsoft makes Visual Studio 2008 more broadly availabledoes anyone really care about pricey M$ tools?even on windoze there are better and free development tools created by the community.I don't even count Linux because M$ is a 'no show' here.RE: Vista and Windows Server 2008--an unbreakable couple?Huh? This isn't the article...
- Tags: Microsoft development tools, PRODUCTIVITY, .NET, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET, tool, FoxPro
- Discussion threads 2008-01-29
- Is a Java power play lurking beneath Google's Open Handset Alliance?
- On the heels of today's announcement by Google of the Open Handset Alliance, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz has published a blog headlined Congratulations Google, Red Hat and the Java Community! The blog entry goes onto categorize the initial OHA platform called Android as Google's "new Java/Linux phone platform." Writes Schwartz:...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Free Software Foundation, Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Blog Entry, OHA, Android, JavaFX, Openhandsetalliance.com, JME, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-11-05
- A second open source competitor in health IT
- A second open source competitor in health ITThe Pipe and Mirth[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HL7]HL7[/url] is 'the pipe'.No two systems/vendor solutions manage HL7 exactly in the same way. Most are, in fact, custom tooled at the health care site level, taking hundreds of man-hour time to develop and fine-tune, sometimes with the unavoidable result...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Programming languages, Misys, health care, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
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