Sun Microsystems will begin releasing significant open-source Java components this year and also will extend the collaborative strategy to the gadget version of the software technology.
Sun Microsystems plans to alter its licensing to make it easier to bundle Java Runtime Environment with Linux.
Sun Microsystems and open-source software maker JBoss Group have resolved a long-standing dispute over a key Java standard.
Sun Microsystems will open-source Java, it just has to figure out how to do it, company executives said on Tuesday.
Sun is to open source the last closed-source parts of Java, a move that should make it possible to fully integrate the software into Linux distributions.
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.
Open-source software is starting to expand into the big-ticket infrastructure-software market dominated by Microsoft and others.
Purchase of a company with close ties to open-source rival MySQL has people wondering about the database giant's motives.
So you've done the math and decided there may be a good business case for Linux after all. Just make sure you don't dive into the world of open source without fastening the rope securely to the bridge.
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