SAN FRANCISCO--Java inventor James Gosling on Wednesday will unveil a new license intended to spark vigorous research into new directions for the programming technology. Sun's new Java Research ...

Sun Microsystems on Wednesday tweaked its Java licensing, emphasizing that the company wants to make Java as open source as possible while maintaining platform compatibility. The vendor also provided ...

The company is very close to announcing that it will put the mobile (ME) and standard (SE) editions of the Java platform into the GNU General Public License (GPL), with the Java Enterprise Edition and ...

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Java inventor James Gosling on Wednesday will unveil a new license intended to spark vigorous research into new directions for the programming technology. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

In July, the JCP, which defines Java standards, took steps to finalize the new Java Specification Participation Agreement (JSPA), which gives Java spec lead companies the freedom to decide how to ...

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After years of requests and debates, Sun Microsystems is ready to release Java source code under a Linux-friendly license. On Monday, it plans to put the code for the programming software under the ...