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Open-source Java coming in '07

October 23, 2006 Sun is "on plan" to make Java open source. Meanwhile, it looks to make OpenSolaris for specialized hardware devices. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, storage server, open source, Sun Solaris, server

Sun names likely license for open-source Java

October 26, 2006 The candidate is the Community Development and Distribution License, used to govern Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, open source, Java, Jonathan Schwartz, license, CEO, IBM Corp.

Sun considers GPL for Solaris

November 14, 2006 If Sun switched its Unix version to the General Public License, it could permit code-swapping with Linux. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, Jonathan Schwartz, Java, license, Linux, open source, possibility, operating system

Java inches closer to open source

May 16, 2006 Sun plans to open up more Java software, but will stop short of sharing the programming language itself. TAGS: open source, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java software, BEA Systems Inc., JavaOne, Java application, Sun Solaris, programming language, server, Linux, brand

Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL

February 9, 2007 Patent protections are just part of why version 3 of the license might be good for open-sourcing Java and Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, GPL 3, Jonathan Schwartz, GNU, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, GPLv3, open source, community, kernel, Linux, Java, interview, license

Scott McNealy far from retired

October 17, 2007 Former Sun CEO is racking more frequent-flier miles now as chairman, traveling the world to meet with customers and tout Sun's virtues. TAGS: Scott McNealy, open-source community, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Sparc, Sun Solaris, chairman, dot-com, Java, decision, CEO

Sun releases developer tools for NetBeans

December 6, 2006 Two new packs for the open-source NetBeans IDE aim to make it easier to work on applications for the Web and for a range of OSes. TAGS: Sun NetBeans, development tool, Sun Microsystems Inc., C++ programming language, IDE, Sun Solaris, Web application, open source, Java, API, C, IBM Corp., operating system

Sun's open-source odyssey

July 6, 2006 Sun's incoming executive vice president of software says the company envisions a world dominated by open source. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Solaris, open source, Sun Sparc, executive vice president, Java, brand, operating system

Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

September 24, 2004 Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., AMD Opteron, open-source community, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, agreement, exec, Sun Solaris, Linux, Java
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