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Java creator unhappy with Oracle trial outcome

Posted May 24, 2012 - 10:01 am

Most observers are applauding Google its successes in the Oracle v. Google case... but not everyone is thrilled about it.
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Kaspersky doubles up slam at Apple, Mac OS X

Posted May 14, 2012 - 9:11 pm

Two Kaspersky Labs top execs publicly and explicitly slammed Apple for poor security in recent weeks as Apple customers go through the pain of growing into malware targets and Kaspersky makes a big push to round up new customers for its cloud security service. Apple users, maybe.
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Oracle's hard choice: Dismiss patent claims against Google?

Posted March 9, 2012 - 11:27 am

Updated: All but two of the remaining Java patent infringement claims brought against Google by Oracle will be dropped to get the rest of the trial underway, according to an Oracle motion filed today.
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Oracle's Java claims now less than $230 million

Posted February 21, 2012 - 10:13 am

Oracle's Java infringement case against Google has come a long way since the heady days of $6.1 billion in damages.
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7 questions to ask yourself when selecting an industry for your next job

Posted September 6, 2011 - 4:48 pm

I’m a Java developer, was recently laid off, and am now in the process of looking for a new job. Is there a specific industry, such as retail, that you would suggest I concentrate on?
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Java creator Gosling bails on new Google job to play with boats

Posted August 31, 2011 - 1:34 pm

Java creator James Gosling, whose resignation from Oracle was the key event in the Java community's rebellion against Oracle's plans for it, has now quit Oracle to work on a company that builds self-directed robotic underwater explorers and the data clouds to connect them.
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Cloud-based Java app start-up CloudBees scores $10.5 million venture round

Posted July 25, 2011 - 4:08 pm

The Platform-as-a-Service provider for Java developers has raised $14.5 million since November 2010.
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Breakfast links: MacBook Air contains no big surprises

Posted July 22, 2011 - 8:06 am

Also: Larry Page, under oath!
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Oracle's patents case against Google weakening

Posted June 22, 2011 - 12:14 pm

Oracle's Java infringement case against Google isn't going well for the database giant these days, with another setback delivered by the USPTO in the form of a patent reexamination this week.
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The politics of Java

Posted June 10, 2011 - 8:00 am

The Java Community Process is a model of how technology can be put together. But it's also a place for political maneuvering.
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Oracle proposals may open Java Community Process

Posted May 27, 2011 - 11:46 am

Two new Java Specification Requests may bring more openness to the JCP, as big name organizations like Apache leave, and many developers chafe under the current structure.
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Java developers should learn about databases

Posted May 5, 2011 - 7:27 pm

I'm a Java developer. Is it worthwhile spending the time to expand my database skills beyond basic skills?
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Oracle proposes giving Hudson to Eclipse Foundation

Posted May 4, 2011 - 11:01 am

Just over 100 days ago after the Jenkins community split with the continuous integration server for Java development project known as Hudson, Oracle, the commercial sponsor of Hudson, today announced a proposal to fully donate the entire Hudson project to the Eclipse Foundation.
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Will Oracle alienate Java community next?

Posted April 20, 2011 - 8:00 am

Oracle may be learning, finally, that this open source things isn't just about doing whatever the heck you want with some cool free software. The question is, will this lesson sink in before they potentially lose the Java community?
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Oracle Magnanimous: Open Office to be purely open source

Posted April 19, 2011 - 1:28 pm

Oracle has discovered it can't profit much from commercializing OpenOffice, so it will generously return to the promises it made to keep OpenOffice open source.
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Java creator hangs his shingle at Google

Posted March 28, 2011 - 9:55 am

Java creator James Gosling has announced his new employment status at Google, a company his last employer, Oracle, is suing. With one of Gosling's patents. Life is full of surprises.
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Oracle packages adware with Java updates

Posted March 24, 2011 - 2:15 pm

Since last month Oracle has included with Java updates the kind of self-installing virus scanner that gets Ask.com and others labeled adware.
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Jenkins Defends Split from Oracle's Hudson

Posted March 2, 2011 - 8:53 am

Andrew Bayer of the Jenkins project seeks to clarify the Hudson/Jenkins split from the Jenkins point of view, after Oracle's description of the situation last week.
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Choosing Java sides

Posted February 16, 2011 - 8:50 am

A new Dalvik-free Android project, and IBM's rise to OpenJDK power mark the Java goings-on this month.
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Oracle continues protectionist stance on open source

Posted January 24, 2011 - 2:57 pm

Oracle has been making what seem to some as drastic changes in the way it handles the open source projects it inherited from Sun Microsystems. The open source community has watched with anything from bemusement to outright shock at some of the actions Oracle has taken without apparent rhyme or reason. But if you look close enough, the reason will usually make itself clear soon enough.
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Updated: Research seems to point to Google infringement of Java code, now refuted

Posted January 21, 2011 - 10:10 am

Fans of Google who were rooting for the company in the Oracle v. Google copyright infringement case over Java may be a bit dismayed after reading the claims from Florian Mueller this morning. According to Mueller, there is mounting evidence in the original source files from Oracle's Java and Google's Android that code was indeed infringed. Update: additional research reveals that examined code isn't even in Android.
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Will Hudson by any other name smell as sweet?

Posted January 14, 2011 - 11:18 am

What's in a name? Apparently, every thing. That's one of the take-aways from the apparent fallout of talks between the Hudson software project within Java and Oracle.
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Holiday Party: Sailing into dangerous waters

Posted December 24, 2010 - 10:00 am

On the way to the ITworld Holiday Party, a lost open source blogger finds himself in the wrong party confronting someone decidedly unfriendly to open source.
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Apache walks out of Java Community Process

Posted December 10, 2010 - 12:00 pm

Fed up with ongoing problems with Oracle, the Apache Software Foundation resigns from the JCP with some sharp words on the way out.
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Disharmony Over Harmony in the Java Community

Posted December 7, 2010 - 12:27 pm

According to media reports, the Apache Software Foundation seems to have lost its bid to have the Java Community Process vote down the roadmaps for Java 7 and 8, thus creating a situation where, based on earlier statements from the ASF, may see the open source organization walking out from the Java governing board.
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