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 ...

Perforce Software, together with the Open-Source Initiative (OSI) and the Eclipse Foundation, has released its 2026 State of ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Java has endured radical transformations in the technology landscape and many threats to its prominence. What makes 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 ...