The first big open-source-related stink has emerged in the wake of the Oracle-Sun merger … and it involves MySQL, and the possible forking thereof by the original developers. The Java community ...

Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.

Peter Yared, formerly of Sun and now CEO of ActiveGrid, posted an open letter to Sun President and COO Jonathan Schwartz regarding open sourcing Java on his blog. Here's the text:Dear Jonathan ...

In addition to impairing Oracle's open source credibility, the lawsuit could also have a detrimental impact on the adoption of the Android platform.

Oracle said this week it plans to transfer management of the Java EE project to an open-source foundation, such as Apache or Eclipse.

May 22, 2006—Among the biggest news stories at this week's JavaOne conference was Sun Microsystems' long-awaited announcement that it will be releasing the industry-standard Java programming ...