Qt Jambi’s graphics system rendering operates in unison with Java 2D rendering. One way to leverage this would be to use Java 2D for advanced imaging and Qt Jambi’s graphics system for widget ...

Sun Microsystems announced Tuesday it has finished the process of making the bulk of its core Java technology available as open-source software under the GNU general public license version 2 (GPLv2).

First revealed in August, Project Sumatra uses the features and libraries of Java 8’s Lambda Project (Opens in a new window) as well as Oracle’s HotSpot for the Java Virtual Machine.

While he declined to put a percentage on how much of Java’s 6.5 million lines of code are encumbered, Sands said the issue was primarily with Java 2D graphics technology, particularly around ...