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Five curious JVM languages

#fortress #frink #go #google go #jgo #jvm #jvm languages #php #phpreboot #quorum #sun microsystems

Scala? Bor-ing. Here are five weird and wonderful projects that demonstrate the diversity of the JVM platform.

We're putting the band back together

MySQL members reunite for merged MariaDB – and Wikipedia pledges allegiance

#database #mariadb #monty program #monty widenius #mysql #oracle #sun microsystems #wikimedia #wikipedia

SkySQL merges with Montys Widenius MariaDB and gains a huge partner in the same week.

Father of Java onboard

James Gosling joins AWS-aspiring Eucalyptus as Strategic Advisor

#amazon web services #aws #cumulogic #eucalyptus #iaas #james gosling #java #oracle #paas #sun microsystems

The father of Java will advise the AWS-compatible company on matters of performance and scalability.

New thinking, powerful alliance

Citrix seek new cloud blueprint with investment into Java PaaS Cumulogic

#citrix #cloud #cloudstack #cumulogic #james gosling #java #paas #startup #sun microsystems

The company behind OpenStack are looking to break down the walls for cloud, by investing in new thinking Java PaaS Cumulogic

Picking up the pieces

Project Jigsaw delay defended by Chief Architect Mark Reinhold

#closures #date-time api #david bosschaert #google #java #java 7 #java ee #java se 8 #jdk 9 #lambda #mark reinhold #maven #modularity #neil bartlett #oracle #osgi #project jigsaw #project penrose #sun microsystems

Mark Reinholds forthright explanation of Project Jigsaws delay has failed to quell dissent – but we agree that its probably the right call.

There can only be One Mobile SDK

“Write Once, Run Mobile Apps Anywhere” say ex-Sun founders of Java SDK Codename One

#android #api #blackberry #chen fishbein #codename one #ios #itunes #java #java me #mac #mobile apps #phonegap #sdk #shai almog #sun microsystems #windows 7 #write once

A familiar motto from two Sun veterans who have founded a new Java mobile SDK, set to go toe-to-toe with PhoneGap

Great boost of the OSI

Simon Phipps is Open Source Initiative President

#apache #eclipse #ibm #java #open source initiative #osi #simon phipps #sun microsystems #xml

In the midst of reform, the OSI gets the perfect man as president to oversee it

Verdict nears

Oracle vs Google – Closing statements in, jury deliberating copyright phase

#android #google #java #oracle #sun microsystems

Oracle and Google put forward their closing arguments as Judge Alsup sends the jury away to consider their verdict

Copyright case almost closed

Google vs Oracle – Oracle’s intellectual case faltering as verdict nears

#android #google #james gosling #java #judge alsup #mark reinhold #oracle #sun microsystems

Both sides have now rested their cases after a feisty round of rebuttals. Now it’s down to the jury. James Gosling also reiterated his views on the case

Former Sun CEOs clash

Oracle vs Google – Sun CEOs offer different stances on Java API openness

#android #apache foundation #google #java #jonathan schwartz #larry ellison #oracle #scott mcnealy #sun #sun microsystems #van nest

An action packed day in California as Google and Oracle call a former Sun CEO apiece to bolster their case. Both also use dirty tactics to sully the other – quelle surprise.

Google present their case

Oracle vs Google – Google Executive Chairman Schmidt details negotiations with Sun for Android

#android #andy rubin #dalvik #eric schmidt #google #java #javascript #jonathan schwartz #lua #oracle #python #rick rubin #sun #sun microsystems

Oracle rests their case and lets Google take the ball in copyright proceedings. Andy Rubin makes his third appearance in two days sparring over fragmentation plus Google exec chairman Eric Schmidt has his say