In announcement today at the annual JavaOne conference, Sun Microsystems has announced that the Java Development Kit (JDK) is now ready for liberation. Sun has been working towards releasing all of ...

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Sun releases Java's source code under the GPL--except for some third-party chunks and the compatibility test kit. Video: Gosling on Sun's JavaFX Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

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Ten years on, Java founder James Gosling sees upside in the open source move, while others believe Sun didn't go far enough Ten years later, the open-sourcing of Java remains a point of contention, ...

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Open source Java will be brought to the PowerPC architecture for Linux and IBM’s AIX OS under a proposal floated this week that could eventually benefit the different Linux distributors. The project ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Open source Java will be brought to the PowerPC architecture for Linux and IBM’s AIX OS under a proposal floated lastweek that could eventually benefit the different Linux distributors ...