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

The Eclipse Foundation has announced the release of the Jakarta EE 8, the first truly open-source, vendor-neutral version of Java Enterprise Edition.

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. In all the open sourcing of ...

“2023 is shaping up to be an incredibly productive year for the Adoptium Working Group and for the entire open source Java ecosystem,” said Tim Ellison, PMC Lead for Eclipse Adoptium.

Linux developer Red Hat is aligning with Sun Microsystems on open-source Java development, announcing Monday that it has signed Sun's OpenJDK license agreement and will contribute to the open Java ...