Open-source advocates have urged Sun for years to open-source the Java programming language, but the company has resisted, citing compatibility concerns and fear of losing control. Now the company has ...

Raghavan Srinivas, Java technology evangelist for Sun, told CNET Networks’ Builder AU that an open-source version of Java “will happen” but declined to elaborate on time lines or specifics of license ...

During a press briefing here Tuesday, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun’s executive vice president of software, indicated that the company is not inclined to take up IBM’s offer to work with Sun to make Java ...

Ten years on, Java founder James Gosling sees upside in the open source move, while others believe Sun didn't go far enough Ten years later, the open-sourcing of Java remains a point of contention, ...

Microsoft continues to make positive strides in the world of open source. The company once considered open source software to be an anathema, but now it’s common for Microsoft to pull software ...

The 30th anniversary of Java, which the Java community is celebrating this year, offers a perfect opportunity to reflect on the remarkable changes the ecosystem has undergone. In this article, I aim ...