Ever since the platform-neutral Java programming language was first released ... have continued to call for Sun to release Java under a genuine open source license, such as the GNU General Public ...

With open-source software, most prominently exemplified ... Sun's Solaris version of the Unix operating system and its higher-end programming tools, Java Studio Standard, for more sophisticated ...

Sun on Tuesday announced a $3 million scholarship program to help software developers build open-source implementations of Java standards. The money is aimed at helping programmers pay for Sun's ...

A key reason why Sun has expressed reluctance to make Java open source is compatibility--the guarantee that a Java program will run on any Java software foundation. It's not an academic concern ...

“Sun didn’t open-source Java per se,” says Reza ... news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript ...

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 ...

In a move that reflects the growing power of the open-source programming movement, Sun Microsystems plans Monday to share a modest chunk of Java source code, an experimental user interface for ...

Sun created the Java programming language in 1995 to give ... to package and redistribute the Java platform by Linux and open-source developers,” said Stephen O’Grady, a technology analyst ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. has decided to make its Java software available on an open-source basis, part of the company's effort to keep current with a technology trend that has changed how programs ...