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  • Sun to open-source Java

    Sun has backed up an announcement that its Solaris server operating system will have an open source flavour by making a similar promise for its Java technology.

  • Sun promises to open-source Java

    Sun Microsystems will open-source Java, it just has to figure out how to do it, company executives said on Tuesday.

  • Sun wrestles with open-source Java

    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.

  • Sun promises 100 percent open source Java in 2008

    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 expands open-source Java plan

    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.

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  • Sun wrestles with open-source Java

    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.

  • James Gosling at JavaOne: 'We're not a .Net company'

    Father of Java speaks out on Microsoft, interoperability and open source

  • Is Java cooling off?

    Sun tries to quell dissension among Java backers while fending off Microsoft. Is Sun really losing control of the Java franchise? Additional reading: Sun: Open-source Java will happen

  • Sun's chiefs on the hot seat

    Scott McNealy sees glory days ahead for new CEO Jonathan Schwartz. Are they cut from the same cloth?

  • IBM to Sun: free Java

    Big Blue heavyweight Bob wants Sun's Java to be open-sourced and ultimately turned into a standard.

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