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Oracle to buy JBoss (and others)

Posted by Zonk on from the offset-by-the-layoffs-i'm-sure dept.

tfritsch writes "According to a story at News.com it looks like Oracle's shopping spree is to continue. The JBoss acquisition could be big - what does it mean for the future of the JBoss Application Server?" From the article: "Oracle makes the majority of its revenue from its database and applications business. And it has its own line of Java middleware, which competes with JBoss' software, and a set of Java developer tools. However, Oracle has been warming up to open-source products, including Zend's PHP development tools, over the past year because its corporate customers are increasingly using open source software, according to company executives. "

6 of 162 comments (clear)

  1. Note to JBoss administrative support employees by RingDev · · Score: 2, Funny

    Brush up your resume.

    -Rick

    --
    "Most people in the U.S. wouldn't know they live in a tyrannical state if it walked up and grabbed their junk." - MyFirs
  2. Re:Wow by tgd · · Score: 5, Funny

    A least that means lots of people who can contribute to JBoss now, in their free time.

  3. Hey! by airrage · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey Oracle the 90's called they want their bubble back.

    --
    "This isn't a study in computer science, its a study in human behavior"
  4. Re:Not gonna happen. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I probably sound like a Marc loving lunatic.

    No probably about it. Yeesh, you sound like a first-name-dropping-steve-jobs-worshipping-sad-nol ife-mac-fanboy.

    Its not pretty - I suggest you seek help while you can.

  5. And as we jump ship from JBoss... by bunyip · · Score: 4, Funny

    we'll all be yelling "Geronimo.....!!!!!"

    (rimshot)

  6. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope I don't get laid off. I work for JBoss in their Astroturfing Dept.