- SAMP makes sense for SunPosted by Dana Blankenhorn in Open Source on Feb 13, 2007 8:38 AM Subscribe via RSS or Email10 comments
- Sun's transformation into an open source company continued today with its launch of what it calls a SAMP stack.[Read the rest]
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- Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Nov 13, 2006 12:38 PM
- The ripple effect of a GPL'd Java will reach far and wide
- Its official. Despite some saying it couldnt be done, not only is Sun open sourcing Java, its doing it under version 2 of the Free Software Foundations GNU General Public... [Read the rest]
- Posted by David Berlind in Between the Lines on: Nov 13, 2006 11:54 AM
- What should Microsoft do, now that Java is GPL'd?
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- Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Nov 13, 2006 11:43 AM
22 Comments - Green: Sun may release Solaris under GPL next
- Jonathan Schwartz and Rich Green took the stage again today to announce the release of Java as free and open source under the GPL. What's next for the dynamic duo... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Nov 13, 2006 11:12 AM
2 Comments - What a free Java means for Rich Internet Applications
- The big news today was that Java is going to be released for free under the GPL license. This comes hot off the heals of Adobes decision to open source... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Nov 13, 2006 10:53 AM
17 Comments - Did Sun do right by Java?
- Sun, a big company dedicated to increasing its revenue and profits, chose the GPL for a key asset, citing its business advantages. [Read the rest]
- Posted by Dana Blankenhorn in Open Source on: Nov 13, 2006 6:43 AM
4 Comments - Q&A; with Tim Bray
- As they say, "the devil is in the details", and so it is with Sun's announcement today to open source Java under the GNU Public License. What does it mean... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Nov 13, 2006 5:02 AM
- Java may be free under GPL -- but end-to-end development remains the holy grail
- Several new Eclipse-based projects are emerging that provide a strong framework for device development, and the theme is a common framework everywhere. Indeed, the mash-up of open source Java and... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Dana Gardner in BriefingsDirect on: Nov 13, 2006 4:32 AM
3 Comments - As Stallman looks on, Sun frees Java under the GPL
- It's official: Sun is releasing its implementations of Java technology as free software under the GNU General Public License. Richard Stallman, creator of the GPL and founder of the Free... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Nov 12, 2006 9:01 PM
4 Comments - 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... [Read the rest]
- Posted by David Berlind in Between the Lines on: Nov 11, 2006 7:36 AM
- 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... [Read the rest]
- Posted by David Berlind in Between the Lines on: Nov 10, 2006 3:28 PM
- Will open source Java survive Sun's entry?
- How important is the license term to an open source Java developer, as opposed to the imprimatur of Sun? [Read the rest]
- Posted by Dana Blankenhorn in Open Source on: Nov 2, 2006 6:45 AM
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