The Apache Foundation has proposed creating an open-source version of Java on the desktop, a plan that Sun Microsystems has initially welcomed.
Apache Harmony, a project which plans to create an open source implementation of Java, has called on the Java business community to donate software.
The Apache Foundation's Geronimo project has passed an important Java compatibility test, paving the way for the third open-source Java application server on the market.
In a significant change of course, the Free Software Foundation is working to make the upcoming version 3 of the General Public License (GPL) compatible with an alternative, the Apache License.
Two initiatives from open-source companies JBoss and LogicBlaze point to the growing encroachment of open-source products on pricey back-end software.
Sun Microsystems is grappling with applying an open-source philosophy to its Java software as the company weighs risks and benefits over whether it should jump in further or not. But some experts are suggesting a middle ground.
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Open-source software is starting to expand into the big-ticket infrastructure-software market dominated by Microsoft and others.
The open-source movement has already rewritten the rules for how software is licensed and used. Now the computer services market is changing to keep up.
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