With its ease of running code in many environments, the Java platform attracts a large share of open-source development interest.

Door to Java source code opens a crack wider "Project Peabody" adds two licenses that make it easier for outsiders to see the code. But Sun stops short of embracing open source.

After years of requests and debates, Sun is set to release Java source code under a Linux-friendly license.

The recently introduced project view for managing Java projects in Visual Studio Code received several enhancements in the latest update to Java functionality provided in Microsoft's popular open ...

If you’ve been curious about GitHub then this short tutorial in the Open source Java projects series is for you. Get an overview of the source code repository that has changed the way that many ...

The company plans to share a modest chunk of code, an experimental user interface called Project Looking Glass.

The company plans to share a modest chunk of code, an experimental user interface called Project Looking Glass.

Open source licenses Each of the open source Java projects covered in this series is subject to a license, which you should understand before integrating the project with your own projects.

In a move that reflects the growing power of the open-source programming movement, Sun Microsystems plans Monday to share a modest chunk of Java source code, an experimental user interface for ...

Sun's executive vice president of software, Richard Green, reiterated the company's intentions to open source Java at the JavaOne conference yesterday in San Francisco. Green claims that, although ...