Linux developer Red Hat is aligning with Sun Microsystems on open-source Java development, announcing Monday that it has signed Sun's OpenJDK license agreement and will contribute to the open Java ...

Fortify Software and theFindBugs Java error detection project this week unveileda collaborative effort aimed at zapping the bugs of open source softwarecode written ...

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. Stephen Shankland worked ...

If you were excited about Node.js, Vert.x could be the next big thing for you: a similarly architected enterprise system that is built on the JVM. This installment of the Open source Java projects ...

Sun Microsystems announced Tuesday it has finished the process of making the bulk of its core Java technology available as open-source software under the GNU general public license version 2 (GPLv2).

Two companies are unveiling open-source efforts in the categories of enterprise service bus (ESB) and Java models. SymphonySoft is updating the Mule ESB and JBoss is introducing its Seam model for ...

Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle's Java Development Kit (JDK). The news first ...

The Open Mainframe Project has announced the Long Term Support (LTS) V3 release of Zowe, an open-source framework for mainframes, designed to enhance durability, stability, and security for ...

The alert comes just after a possible nation state entity attempted to hijack an open-source Linux tool last month. Open Source Cyber Threats Prominent open source software groups are warning that a ...

Red Hat has signed on to participate in Sun Microsystems’ open-source Java Standard Edition (SE) project, OpenJDK, and to coordinate its own Java development efforts for Linux with the project. Red ...