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20061113 Monday November 13, 2006

Java Libre est Arrivée

The culmination of 6 months of intense effort by Sun Microsystems has led to open source implementations of Java Technology:

Note that those sites will be available in only a couple hours. Note too that Sun's implementation of Java EE was already open source (but now it has an additional license), key initial components of the Java SE implementation are now available (the remainder of the JDK to follow soon in 2007) and a complete implementation of Java ME is now open source.

Note also that currently there are a few code encumbrances around the remaining parts of the JDK class library which we are hoping we can complete with community help (details to follow).

It is my sincere hope that Sun will approach the suggestions of the community with humility as we work out the governance and technical details to make the OpenJDK project a success. Thank you for your patience!

Now Java is Free to go Everywhere!

Posted by tmarble ( Nov 13 2006, 05:47:03 AM CST ) Permalink

20061111 Saturday November 11, 2006

Open Media Webcast?

So it should be fairly obvious by now that I live in GNU/Linux. And whenever there is a webcast I want to watch which is in closed format it drives me crazy -- especially if the webcast is hosted by Sun Microsystems.

And it should be obvious by now, too, that Sun has become a significant proponent of F/LOSS and ODF.

However it would appear we have more work to bring our communications team "up to speed". Ideal solutions might be running the Annodex plugin in Firefox or simply using VLC. It would seem that a popular open video webcast approach is Theora video, Vorbis audio in an Ogg container streaming from an Icecast server.

But I'm completely open to recommendations for best Open Webcast practices. Ideally you can give me some specific ideas on setting up an open streaming server which can, you know, be implemented fairly quickly and easily ;-)

All pointers welcome (PLEASE ADD A COMMENT)!

Posted by tmarble ( Nov 11 2006, 05:52:13 PM CST ) Permalink Comments [2]

20061101 Wednesday November 01, 2006

Ubuntu Developer Summit

Next week I'll be in Mountain View participating in the Ubuntu Developer Summit along with several of my colleagues from Sun. This is all about work as it's an unconference, but it will be great to see people I haven't seen in a long time and meet developers I've only worked with on IRC.

Several years ago I needed to switch operating systems and I tried Debian based on the strength of recommendations for the apt-get software package management system. I was so impressed with how well Debian managed complex software dependencies that I've been using it ever since (and the bad old days are gone).

Earlier this year I had a chance to attend the Debian unconference and work closely with Debian and Ubuntu developers on the new DLJ license for Java. That was a lot of fun and it helped me understand the relationship between Debian and Ubuntu. Since that time I've also helped Ubuntu run well on Sun's SPARC servers.

[Ubuntu]


So next week I hope to make progress on ideas that have been discussed for Debian Java Policy and begin to demonstrate the kinds of platforms and applications possible in the apt-get world now that the JDK foundation is ready. Check the wiki for updated details on all of Sun's projects at the summit.

Posted by tmarble ( Nov 01 2006, 04:29:34 AM CST ) Permalink