Canonical have reversed their decision to remove Java from Ubuntu users' machines. Oracle, the owners of Sun Java, retired the 'distributor license' that allows operating system vendors to provide the ...

In its proposed settlement with the FTC over the issue, Oracle has posted a Java Uninstall tool on its website, and has agreed to notify consumers directly of the security threat posed by old ...

Even Java attacks against Linux are now being seen. We won't spend much time complaining about Oracle's legal broadside on the Android operating system, but that's another reason you may want to avoid ...