It’s no surprise that Sun is making its core Java platform freely available; what is somewhat unexpected is the vendor’s choice of open source license. In all the open sourcing of its software to date ...

In a development that could shake up the software industry, Sun is releasing the Java programming language under the General Public License (GPL). Both Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME), which is ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. today announced it is releasing its implementations of Java technology as free software under the GNU General Public License version two (GPLv2). Available today are the first ...