IBM has sent an open letter to Sun Microsystems urging them to make Java open source. In a letter, sent by IBM’s vice president of emerging technology Rob Smith, IBM offered to provide technical ...

Simon Phipps, chief open source officer for Sun, says that the company is ruminating over two major issues: how to keep Java compatible, and how to ensure that no particular company uses market forces ...

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 ...

Among the biggest news stories at this week's JavaOne conference was Sun Microsystems Inc.'s long-awaited announcement that it will be releasing the industry-standard Java programming language under ...

As enterprises seek vendor-neutral Java options, the Adoptium Working Group unveils the latest Temurin release, an ROI tool, and a funding model to support the future of open source Java BRUSSELS, May ...

"There's been a lot of churn lately over open letters from IBM and others calling for Sun to open source Java. Rather than try to respond to everyone individually, I'll try to respond to a pile of ...

Azul Systems, the Java runtime developer run by Scott Sellers, has developed a version of its open source Java Virtual Machine (JVM) called Zulu Embedded which supports 32-bit ARM processors. This ...

Oracle is ramping up software audits to catch Java license dodgers – and analysts say to look elsewhere. Oracle’s Java subscribers have been urged to draw up their escape plans as the company looks to ...