"Write Once, Run Anywhere(tm)" Compatibility Testing Comes to OpenJDK
Sun makes the new OpenJDK Community TCK License available, putting the means to certify compatibility in the hands of the community, and opening the door to free, compatible Java SE implementations for GNU/Linux distributions.
Get InvolvedVisit the three new open-source Java communities that Sun is seeding and download the code: OpenJDK, Mobile & Embedded, and the GlassFish community. Duke, the mascot of Java technology, is open sourced too. More SpotlightMeet Tom Marble, OpenJDK Ambassador for Sun Microsystems
Janice Heiss interviews the OpenJDK ambassador. Ray Gans: Open Source -- Then and Now: A Conversation With Ray Gans
Few have been closer to the day-to-day processes involved in open sourcing the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) than Ray Gans, a manager at Sun Microsystems with a long history of working with Java compatibility programs. He currently manages the OpenJDK and Mobile & Embedded community programs, where he works to improve the collaboration between Sun and the open-source Java developer community.
* These videos are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 License. Open-Source Java CommunitiesOpenJDKAs the heart of the Java platform, Java SE is the execution engine and core development technology that enables the Java technology's "write once, run anywhere" promise. By open sourcing the Java Development Kit (JDK), Sun's implementation of Java SE, Sun hopes to make the Java platform a new foundation of innovation and enhance its value as the ubiquitous, essential infrastructure of the Internet experience. Visit the community! Mobile & Embedded The Mobile & Embedded community site establishes a central location for the collaborative development of open source Java ME technologies and applications. Deployed in over 1.5 billion mobile and embedded devices, Java ME represents the ideal development platform for the creation and deployment of mobile data services. By open sourcing implementations of Java ME, Sun will enable the community to accelerate platform innovation, reduce development costs through the Java ME ecosystem, and, ultimately, drive a more consistent application platform. Visit the community! GlassFish The GlassFish open-source community collaborates on developing the Java EE Reference Implementation. The community delivers production-quality code, including a fully featured application server, TopLink Essentials, a Maven repository, and other components and tools that multiple companies and groups now use. Visit the community! |
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