Now that Java is , what exactly does that mean? Developers and others worldwide say it opens up a world of possibilities. New opportunities are presented on Linux as well as in the desktop and mobile ...

Yes, the source code for Java has been available for years via the SCSL and JRL license programs, but a true open source release would make it possible for developers to innovate more freely with ...

Now that Java is going open source, what exactly does that mean? Developers and others worldwide say it opens up a world of possibilities. New opportunities are presented on Linux as well as in ...

Q. After years of resisting, why is Sun making Java open source now? A. Sun made its core software product, the Solaris operating system, open source and thinks that's working. Customers still buy ...

Open-source Java coming in '07 Sun is "on plan" to make Java open source. Meanwhile, it looks to make OpenSolaris for specialized hardware devices.

A Sun executive said Tuesday said the company is "months" away from releasing its trademark Java programming language under an open-source license.

The company follows an announcement that its Solaris software will have an open-source flavor with a similar promise for its Java technology. Just don't ask for details.

While acknowledging obstacles remain, a Sun official on Tuesday left open the possibility that Sun might offer its Java programming language under an open source format.

Although Sun Microsystems today said it plans to open-source Java, company officials later in the day offered no details on how that would be done, or when.

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Sun to fund open-source Java efforts The computing giant announces a $3 million scholarship program to help software developers build open-source implementations of Java standards.

Scott Dietzen, the CTO at BEA Systems, is expected to lay out his company's views tomorrow on whether Java should be made open-source, and how any such move might be done.