Open source developers pressure Sun on Java
A poll circulating among various developer groups is asking for a vote on whether Sun should make Java open source.
A poll circulating among various developer groups is asking for a vote on whether Sun should make Java open source.
Their job is to watch the Linux, Unix and NetWare competition. But some rivals claim that spreading FUD is part of Doug Miller & Co.
Publicly, the new Open Source Development Lab (OSDL)hopes to promote Linux in the enterprise. But privately, the OSDL-funded by HP, IBM, Intel and NEC USA-may be plotting against Sun Microsystems.
Publicly, the new Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) hopes to promote Linux in the enterprise. But privately, the OSDL-funded by HP, IBM, Intel and NEC USA-may be plotting against Sun Microsystems.
Sun Microsystem putting efforts behind open-system development to counter Microsoft's .Net initiative.
Pressure on Sun to make Java open source.
Sun Microsystems took another step toward making Java free Monday, announcing that developers who ship products based on Sun's source code will no longer have to pay royalties to Sun. Sun's move applies only to Java 2 Standard Edition and its compiler--developers must still negotiate terms for shipping products based on Sun's Java 2 Enterprise Edition and Micro Edition, which are due out next year.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- As Sun Microsystems Inc.'s unofficial ambassador to the open-source community, Marco Boerries has a tough job.
For all his allies in the open-source community, Marco Boerries has one enemy: Microsoft Corp.
More and more software vendors want to ride on open source’s coattails -- but only with qualifications.