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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.

Oracle may reap a tidy profit from reselling the about-to-expire Sun.com domain name

The company irks open source advocates but is steadfast in upgrading Sun-derived technologies

Oracle's plans for Sun's Java tech became clearer, with the announcement of a merged JVM and a shared microkernel that would underpin the company's various application servers.

Four years after promising to launch an online version of Office, Microsoft is ready with more promises -- that Office 365 will ship next year, for abotu $6/month/user; proudly treads ground packed down by pioneer boots marked Google, Zoho, Yahoo and Sun

What do the programmers and companies that depend on the Java software family make of Oracle suing Google? To find out, we asked them.

An OpenSolaris developer leaks an apparent Oracle internal memo that details the end of the line for the OpenSolaris Project.

Oracle, which spent $7.4 billion to acquire once-high-flying Sun Microsystems, has been losing prominent Sun technologists since shortly after the deal was forged. The acquisition was supposed to give Oracle control not only over such technologies as Sun's flagship Java implementation and Sun's Sparc hardware, but access to engineers and developers who were nothing short of celebrities in their field. But it has not worked out that way.

Technologists don't see anything to worry about since Oracle took over Sun's prized Java technologies -- but they haven't relaxed yet, either.

Simon Phipps is now exploring opportunities and engaging in activism for software freedom.

Sun open source chief Simon Phipps announces his departure in a blog post.

There is a lot of news coming out of Silicon Valley today, as Oracle and Sun host a five-hour marathon briefing on just how Oracle's approved acquisition of Sun will effect both companies' present and future customers.