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Java: One Step Closer To Open Source

Posted by Hemos on from the inching-its-way-forward dept.

Ritalin16 writes "Sun Microsystems on Monday intends to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Java programming language by sharing the proprietary source code for several key Java applications used by corporate customers. Sun officials believe that by making the source codes open to developers, they will spur more involvement and use of Java-based applications."

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  1. In other news... by k4_pacific · · Score: 3, Funny

    In other news, the Ford Motor Company announced today a bold new initiative to sell more cars. It seems that they will now be allowing customers to open the hood and tinker with the engine after buying the car. Ford expects this to increase the popularity of their cars and create a huge market for third-party add-ons.

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    1. Re:In other news... by duncanIdaho.clone() · · Score: 2, Funny

      Fan belt demand sharply skyrockets as Slashdotters attempt to overclock their Ford boxen.

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  2. What about your fiirst born? by RealProgrammer · · Score: 5, Funny

    They already did that*.

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  3. Great... more stupid questions from management by pestilence669 · · Score: 4, Funny

    News articles, like this one, have a way of being read by my bosses who mistake their content entirely. "I just heard that Java is free, can you look into that?"

  4. Re:Two words by PierceLabs · · Score: 2, Funny

    Uhh, sorry but isn't "unacceptable" still just one word?

  5. Re:Too late Java is not cool anymore by chris_mahan · · Score: 2, Funny

    I would like to add jedit to that.

    Yes, it is slow at times, but it's a text editor, and I type even slower.

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