update Sun Microsystems has confirmed plans to open-source key components of its Java platform by the end of this year. This follows an earlier commitment, pledged at the JavaOne developer conference ...

In a sure sign that the apocalypse is fast approaching, those two open source friendly powerhouses, Apple and Oracle, today announced that Apple is joining the Oracle OpenJDK community. After first ...

May 22, 2006—Among the biggest news stories at this week’s JavaOne conference was Sun Microsystems’ long-awaited announcement that it will be releasing the industry-standard Java programming language ...

Peter Yared, formerly of Sun and now CEO of ActiveGrid, posted an open letter to Sun President and COO Jonathan Schwartz regarding open sourcing Java on his blog. Here's the text: Long time no see!

Project Harmony aims to create version of Java desktop software with an open-source license--something Sun has resisted in the past. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

The company's top software executive calls IBM's proposal to make Java open source "weird" and says it would encourage incompatible standards. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech ...

The big picture: Java stands as one of the enduring pillars of the software world. The programming language was released by Sun Microsystems on May 23, 1995, and so far has weathered the shifting ...

Red Hat has signed on to participate in Sun Microsystems’ open-source Java Standard Edition (SE) project, OpenJDK, and to coordinate its own Java development efforts for Linux with the project. Red ...

Java programming for Apple’s iOS devices is not only possible but it’s getting easier all the time. Steve Hannah surveys the recent evolution of the Java iOS landscape, then introduces five open ...