Java, as its currently licensed, is relegated to second-class-citizen status on open-source platforms. Anyone who acquires a copy of Debian, Fedora or pretty much any other Linux distribution can ...

A day after Sun chief Scott McNealy says "open source is our friend," a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy calls on the company to open Java code.

An open-source approach could strengthen Sun's software. But Sun is moving cautiously.

Sun lowers barriers to open-source Java Company gives members of its OpenJDK community free access to Java test tools, but the program isn't available for a rival Apache project.

Now larger players in the Java ME (Micro Edition) ecosystem have started to recognize the value of FOSS [free and open-source software] innovation.

An open source Java will bring new developers to the platform, said Dalibor Topic, a lead developer on the project, which involves development of a free Java virtual machine.

If you’ve been curious about GitHub then this short tutorial in the Open source Java projects series is for you. Get an overview of the source code repository that has changed the way that many ...

Sun may add another open-source license if there is not a rapid uptake of Java under GPL It’s no surprise that Sun Microsystems is making its core Java platform freely available; what is ...

But Sun is open to adding another open-source license should the vendor not see rapid uptake of Java under GPL, Tolson said.

Frankly Speaking: While Sun hasn't truly released Java as open-source code, it will reap most of the benefits that come with open-source projects.