Sun Microsystems' decision to make Java SE open source won't make any difference to the majority of Java programmers, according to the company's chief open-source officer. Simon Phipps, speaking ...

Rumours have been swirling lately about what licence Sun will choose for open source Java. One thing's clear to me--it won't be GPLv3. I know Jonathan Schwartz says that "using a GPL licence is ...

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.