In an unexpected move, vendor decides to license open source Java under the GPL. First batch of source codes are also released.

Sun Microsystems launched a portal site for its Java programming language on Tuesday as the company inches closer to making the Java code open source, a company executive said Tuesday. The website ...

Azul, the only company 100% focused on Java, today announced that Azul Platform Prime, the company’s award-winning high-performance Java platform base ...

Motorola Tuesday announced its plans to establish a Java ME open-source community for the mobile devices industry, voicing a hope to stem the fragmentation of the Java mobile platform. While Sun ...

It's no surprise that Sun Microsystems is making its core Java platform freely available; what is somewhat unexpected is the vendor's choice of open source license.