Wednesday April 05, 2006 CDC Tools To Go Open Source
In what will become a regular refrain on these pages, I'm pleased to announce that Sun has decided it will open source its tools for programming the Java ME Connected Device Configuration, CDC. The new tools show up as part of NetBeans as the Netbeans Mobility Pack for CDC. The source will show up once the due diligence process is complete.
The rather FOSS-hostile world of connected devices needs more moves like this to bring more freedom to developers as that is certain to grow the market and make everyone better off (apart perhaps from one or two wannabe monopolists). Not to mention leading to more cool stuff from people liberated by the freedom to tinker.
Posted by webmink
( Apr 05 2006, 06:45:41 PM PDT )
Permalink
Comments [4]
links for 2006-04-06
-
Always remember your right to silence also includes the songs you hum and sing along to.
-
Those who ride the Leopard find it hard to dismount.
-
Plenty of other US states starting with "M" remain, let's hope the initiative spreads.
-
The Australian National Archive was one of the initial proponent and editors of the ODF specification, so it's no surprise to see them adopting ODF.
-
This is a stunning achievement by Mozilla in an incredibly short time - huge congratulations to them. A see how popular Mac OS X is too...
-
Nice overview of the problem of evolving file formats and forgetting history.
-
Opteron and SPARC ATCA blades, six-nines reliability - what's not to love?
Posted by webmink
( Apr 05 2006, 06:18:23 PM PDT )
Permalink
Comments [3]
