NEW YORK--Sun Microsystems has released a version of Java for small gadgets using the Linux operating system, the company said Wednesday. Sun (sunw) has a lukewarm attitude about the Linux operating ...

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Sun has expanded its range of Java offerings for Linux, with the release of connected device configuration (CDC) Java. The latest version is tailored for digital TV set-top boxes, in-car computers and ...

The development community has been demanding it for years Sun has finally let down the barriers to one of the most ubiquitous development platforms in the world. Java is to become open sourced under ...

Linux developer Red Hat is aligning with Sun Microsystems on open-source Java development, announcing Monday that it has signed Sun's OpenJDK license agreement and will contribute to the open Java ...

BellSoft has released Alpaquita Linux, an operating system based upon Alpine Linux, optimized for containerized Java applications. A plain Docker image is available, as well as Docker images with ...

The new quarterly release of the open source IDE brings the "Compare With | Clipboard" function as well as improvements for ...

In November 2006, Sun Microsystems began making all of its Java technology implementations open source, offering them under the GPL. More than two years later, reactions are mixed as to what exactly ...

Developers, cybersecurity specialists and other skilled tech professionals are proving particularly elusive for hiring managers, largely as a result of the ramped-up demand for software and IT ...