In this installment of the Open source Java projects series I introduce Storm. We’ll start with an overview of Storm’s architecture and use case scenarios. Then I’ll walk through a ...

Yes, the source code for Java has been available for years via the SCSL and JRL license programs, but a true open source release would make it possible for developers to innovate more freely with ...

Sun Microsystems finally answered long-running calls for the vendor to open-source Java, announcing last week that it will do so once it works out the logistics.

Project Harmony aims to create version of Java desktop software with an open-source license--something Sun has resisted in the past.

A day after Sun chief Scott McNealy says "open source is our friend," a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy calls on the company to open Java code.

Author, professor charges Oracle has twisted open development process to its own ends. A developer Java gurus call a Java Guru has resigned from Java’s governing body because, he said in a ...

Open-source Java has long been an important part of the Java ecosystem, but over the past few years more and more companies are moving from commercial distributions to open-source ones.

Canonical's OpenJDK builds promise Java devs more speed - and a whopping 12 years of security support The company is also aligning Ubuntu's and OpenJDK's release cadences.

The agreement allows Red Hat to develop an officially compatible open-source Java Development Kit for its Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Based on recent adoption trends, it's clear the original open sourcing of Java has set the language on a path to a more user-friendly future.