Learning: Dojo Toolkit and jMaki Framework for Ajax Developers

Dojo, jMaki, JavaScript -- learn more about these ingredients for Web 2.0 development.

Posted at 02:38PM Apr 22, 2008 by GD in Training and Learning  |  Comments[0]

Event: 2008 MySQL Conference & Expo (Santa Clara, Calif., April 14-17)

The 2008 MySQL Conference & Expo will bring together more than 1600 open-source and database enthusiasts to harness the power of MySQL and celebrate the huge MySQL ecosystem. Read more and harness the power of MySQL.

Posted at 04:55PM Apr 10, 2008 by GD in Events  |  Comments[0]

2008 JavaOne Conference: Early Bird discount Ends April 7

The Early Bird discount ends April 7 for the 2008 JavaOne conference. The Conference connects you with industry experts, the latest trends, and practical job-related content.

Posted at 08:55AM Apr 03, 2008 by GD in JavaOne  |  Comments[0]

Simon Phipps: OpenOffice.org License to Go to LGPLv3

Simon Phipps, chief open-source officer at Sun Microsystems, reports that "OpenOffice.org's license will change to LGPLv3 as part of a broader set of changes intended to improve the OpenOffice.org community for everyone."

Posted at 10:49AM Mar 06, 2008 by GD in Sun  |  Comments[0]

Event: Open Source Grid & Cluster Conference (May 12-16, Oakland, Calif.)

Wanted: Grid or cluster experts, leaders with visions for the future of open-source grid and cluster computing in research or industry. The Open Source Grid & Cluster Conference is the premier event for delivering your message to the grid and cluster community. The conference will take place in Oakland, California, from May 12 to 16.

Learn more about Open Source Grid & Cluster Conference and submit your proposals.

Posted at 09:59AM Mar 06, 2008 by GD in Events  |  Comments[0]

Innovators Grant: Submission Deadline Extended!

There is still time to submit a proposal for the open-source project of your dreams–and be awarded a grant (US$ 11,500 or 2,000!) for implementing it!

Bruno Souza announced that the submissions deadline was extended to this Friday (March 7, 2008) to allow more countries to participate. We already got over 100 submissions for innovative plugins, programming books, localization projects, and web and desktop applications. I really look forward to see them become reality, you guys and girls out there have great ideas!

Curious? Learn more about the Innovators Grant on netbeans.org.

Posted at 02:51AM Mar 04, 2008 by seapegasus in NetBeans  |  Comments[0]

Events in February and March 2008

Feb. 11-14: 3GSM (Barcelona, Spain)
The 3GSM World Congress is the world's leading mobile communications conference, fair, and exhibition.

Feb. 23-24: FOSDEM '08 (Brussels, Belgium)
This free and non-commercial event is organised by the community, for the community, with the goal of providing free and open-source developers a place to meet.

Feb. 26-28: VMworld Europe 2008 (Cannes, France)
Now is the time to reserve your spot at the European virtualization industry event.

Feb. 27-29: Sun Tech Days (Hyderabad, India)
Develop skills and advance your career in a Web 2.0 world; share knowledge and grow your network; participate in communities changing the face of technology.

Mar. 4-6: Sun Tech Days (Sydney, Australia)
Advance your development and shape your future with free cutting-edge technical education. Sun Tech Days are loaded with practical information, examples of real-world solutions, and hands-on training.

Mar. 12-13: Sun Tech Days (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Sun Tech Days is loaded with technical content, practical "how to" information, examples of real-world solutions, tips on application performance tuning, hands-on training and more. And it's free.

More events

Posted at 10:39AM Feb 08, 2008 by GD in Events  |  Comments[0]

Real Money For Your Dream Project: NetBeans Grant

Do you have a great idea that will help other developers be more
productive? Are you the one to create the next break-through in
software development? Do you know how to make it even easier to develop
desktop applications? Wouldn't it be great to be paid to work on your
own dream project?

This is your chance - come submit your proposals to the
Dreams of Reality: NetBeans Innovators Grant.

PS: Do you have questions about Java tools and NetBeans? Don't forget to join the NetBeans expert chat on Second Life tomorrow (Thursday).

Posted at 06:32AM Jan 30, 2008 by seapegasus in NetBeans  |  Comments[0]

Interview With James Gosling

Mary Smaragdis points readers to this new interview with James Gosling, often referred to as the father of Java technology. Gosling discusses his history as a researcher, the open-source movement, JavaFX technology, and more.

Posted at 01:54PM Jan 04, 2008 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Sun Releases Niagara2 Specificiations to the Open Source Community!

Yesterday, we released the specifications of the UltraSPARC T2 processor, formally code named Niagara 2, to the open-source community. The goal of releasing Niagara 2 into the open-source community, through the General Public License, is to create a larger community around the chip and increase the number of operating systems and applications that can use the processor.  
For more information, visit OpenSPARC.  

Posted at 06:00AM Dec 13, 2007 by cs, managing editor in Solaris-SunStudio  |  Comments[0]

NetBeans IDE 6.0!

NetBeans IDE 6.0 increases developer productivity with a smarter, faster editor, Ruby/JRuby/Ruby on Rails support, enhancements for improved Swing development, a new Visual Game Designer, updated Data Binding support, integrated Profiling and more. Download Now or Order a Free DVD.

>>Learn More

Posted at 06:00AM Dec 07, 2007 by cs, managing editor in Solaris-SunStudio  |  Comments[0]

Reporting Live From Bangalore and Frankfurt: FOSS.IN and Tech Days

Find out what's happening this week at the FOSS.IN open-source conference in Bangalore. Read more.

Java.sun.com staff writer Ed Ort is in Germany this week for Tech Days. Along the way, he spoke with Java ME experts Terrence Barr and Tim Cramer, as well as web application engineer Craig McClanahan. Read more.

Posted at 08:51AM Dec 05, 2007 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

SDN: Participate

The new Participate page helps you connect to other developers through forums, wikis, user groups, open-source communities, and more. Check it out.

Posted at 02:42PM Nov 19, 2007 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Red Hat Joins OpenJDK Project

Thanks to Simon Phipps for pointing out that Red Hat has joined the OpenJDK project, the open-source JDK community. Read the press release.

Posted at 08:19AM Nov 05, 2007 by GD in Core Java  |  Comments[0]

Ask the Experts: Mobile Service Architecture (MSA)

Mobile Service Architecture (MSA) is a Java ME optional package that defines the next-generation Java ME platform and serves as a follow-on to Java Technology for the Wireless Industry (JTWI).

In this Ask the Experts session, Mikhail Gorshenev, Sun's lead for the JSR 248 technology conformance kit (TCK), E-Ming Saung, product line manager in the Java ME marketing group, and Hinkmond Wong, one of the current project owners of the phoneME open-source project, answered a variety of questions about the Symbian OS and the Location API, fragmentation, MSA Advanced and smartphones, and more.

Read more.

Posted at 08:27AM Sep 10, 2007 by GD in Java ME  |  Comments[0]