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Sun lowers barriers to open-source Java

Sun lowers barriers to open-source JavaOne of the greatest recent contributions to the open source communityThe OpenJDK project is fantastic and well on target to achieving it's goal of 100% open source version of the JDK.6.5+ million lines of code contributed by Sun to the community under a GPL v2...

Tags: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source java, barrier

Discussion threads 2007-08-09

Open-source Java--except for the exceptions

Open-source Java--except for the exceptionsI agree with Harmony![Harmony organizers have called on Sun to liberalize the compatibility kit terms.]I don't agree with Sun in keeping the compatibility kit as a cash cow.To make an analogy just imagine Linus charging for a 'Linux compatibility kit' just to call the OS Linux.I...

Tags: Linux, compatibility kit, Open-source Java, open source

Discussion threads 2007-05-09

Richard Stallman's shackles: The open source Java acid test?

Yesterday, I published a pair of posts that connect the dots between the recent Novell/Microsoft pact and Suns plans to open source Java. Ive been following the comments that ZDNets readers have been filing under both. But theres a thread on the second post thats addressing whether or not it...

Tags: General, Open Source, Software Infrastructure, Legal, Java, Richard Stallman

Blog posts 2006-11-11

Will Sun blow up the Microsoft/Novell deal to Red Hat's benefit?

This is a Part 2 that goes with this Part 1.While the buzz around the Web 2.0 conference seems to be getting a majority of the technology industrys attention this week, two other issues have been gurgling below the surface that probably deserve to be connected, but havent yet. One...

Tags: General, Open Source, Software Infrastructure, Legal, Microsofts, Novell Inc.

Blog posts 2006-11-10

Will open source Java survive Sun's entry?

Sun says it will use its CDDL license for Java when it goes open source. A formal announcement is due by year-end.Will this kill existing open source Java projects? (The picture is from Enhydra, because it's so gosh-darned cute.)Will it kill Jakarta, offered under the Apache license?Will it kill...

Tags: open source, open-source Java

Blog posts 2006-11-02

Will open source Java matter?

Sun has finally put a date on open sourcing Java -- 2007. The question for today is, should you care?An open source Java project, OSJava, has existed for over a year. The Apache Harmony project, which has been around since last May. Helmi Technologies launched an open source AJAX project,...

Tags: Java, open source, open-source Java

Blog posts 2006-10-23

Fleury: The soul of open source Java hasn't sold out

After a bit of a blogosphere hiatus, Red Hat's JBoss senior veep and GM Marc Fleury has returned with the prose of techno-artist DJ Bone to metaphorically state that the soul of open source Java is still alive and well even though it's now an integral part of Red...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., open-source Java

Blog posts 2006-08-07

Has Sun blown its chance?

What do Jonathan Schwartz and George W. Bush have in common?Some say both missed a big political opportunity this week.Schwartz' opportunity was to open source Java. He didn't. Word on the street is he'll do it eventually. " It's not a question of whether we'll open source Java, the question...

Tags: open source, Jonathan Schwartz

Blog posts 2006-05-17

Sun set to offer Java to open-source community

Sun says the question is not if it will open source Java, but hoSun says the question is not if it will open source Java, but howAt JavaOne in San Francisco, Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartzand Rich Green, the company's new executive vice president of software,officially announced that Java will...

Tags: Java, open source, Rich Green, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Videos 2006-05-16

Answering Sun's open source Java question is easy, and it's one word

Kudos to Peter Yared at ActiveGrid for banging on Sun Microsystems on open sourcing Java, or at least the JVM. And thanks to Dan Farber for amplifying the call. However, I can answer the question for Sun with a single word. Why not open source Java? The answer is: IBM.Sun...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, open source, open-source Java

Blog posts 2006-03-29

Open source Java from Brazil

It's called the Javali Project. That link is in Portugeese, but here's the project leader, Bruno Souza, talking about it over at LXER.Com. big in Brazil. (No, seriously, it is.) Brazil's voting machines run on an implementation of Java. The government of Brazil is becoming dependent upon it.And that's...

Tags: open source, open-source Java

Blog posts 2004-12-27

Additional Resources

Android Market is Google's competitor to the Apple iPhone store

I was sent a link to the Android Community site this morning that led to the Android Developers blog post on the upcoming Android Market that looks to rival the Apple iPhone store for Android-powered devices. They decided to call it a market rather than a store to try to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Blogging, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?

I'm really hoping that Steven Sinofsky will kick off a discussion about Windows 7 pricing over on the Engineering Windows 7 blog sometime soon. I'm not holding my breath because the chances of seeing an open debate on pricing is highly unlikely, but I can dream, can't I? by Adrian...

Tags: Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Pricing Strategy, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Pricing, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Public policy and open source

What role should government have in moving open source forward? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Government, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Why does Safari stink?

I started my day with several calls from our Special Ed folks who suddenly couldn't access their student information portal (e-Sped). I could access it without problem, our Special Education administrators could access it, but several teachers and counselors were discovering (since this was the first student day back...

Tags: Apple Safari, Web Browsers, Portals, Desktops, Internet, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Perot: Making sure "everybody has access to the truth"

He doesn't "do a lot of Internet work." He's not on Facebook, LinkedIn or MySpace. He's not an iPhone guy. He prefers to get "instant feedback from the people,'' from face-to-face contact and phone calls. But Ross Perot, now 77, is back and using...

Tags: Nominee, Ross Perot, Truth, Internet, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-08-28

How do we address the have-nots?

I attended a leadership summit on Monday (it was actually pretty good stuff, with concrete plans, goals, and generally more than you get out of your average bit of professional development) and, not surprisingly, a serious focus was on technology. I think people are finally realizing that, while technology...

Tags: Kid, Productivity, Business Structures, Wireless LANs, Transportation, Leadership, Wi-Fi, Finance, Wireless, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Attention Craig Newmark: Citizens aren't customers

Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, has offered a thoughtful but misguided palliative at CNN to the shortcomings of the age of networked democracy. ... if you know how Americans use the Net to talk, you can easily stay in touch with real people. ...

Tags: Politics, Democracy, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1All part of the MS plan to keep browsers dumbded down. If we had reallygood browsers, how would they get people to use MS proprietary solutions for rich internet applications.RE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1The title says Firefox 3.0.1The graph...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Quality, Adrian, Firefox 3.0.1, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover

Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeoverStandardsWhat I want to know, does the "standards" mode remove previous IE hacks? For example, using the underscore in CSS statements would be ignored by every browser except IE. If IE8 now supports standards but STILL reads the underscore hack, this could be a...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8, IE8, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Adrian

Discussion threads 2008-08-27