Oracle Buys Sun Microsystems – Gets Java & Solaris
In a development set to have a major impact on software development as we know it, Oracle has bought Sun
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Android Mobile Platform Releases 1.5 SDK
The Android project has released an early-look software developer kit for Android 1.5. Developers can use the SDK to try
Read moreGoogle App Engine Criticized For Partial Java Support
Sun Microsystems’ chief open source officer, Simon Phipps has criticized Google’s recently announced Java support on its App Engine.
Read more21% Growth For Linux – 2% Overall Software Market
A new research by IDC suggests that despite the current economic downturn, Linux will see 21% growth in customer spending
Read moreFree as in beer matters – Free as in freedom does not
Forrester has released a report titled “Open Source Software Goes Mainstream.” The report is based on responses from over 1,100
Read moreCloud Computing Forces Rethink On Free Software Licenses
Jeremy Allison in his article “GPL’s cloudy future” brings up some interesting points about how cloud computing will impact software
Read moreGoogle App Engine Now Supports Java
Python no longer is the only language supported by the Google App Engine. Google has today announced Java support on
Read moreJax India Conference, April 2009
JAX India 2009, the third annual conference on Java Eclipse Ruby On Rails, SOA and Agility will be held in
Read moreKomodo Dynamic Languages IDE 5.1 Released
ActiveState Software has announced the release of Komodo IDE 5.1. Komodo 5.1 claims to provide dynamic language expertise for Perl,
Read moreMigrating From Centralized To Distributed Version Control System (DVCS)
Guido van Rossum today announced that Python would be moving to a distributed version control system (DVCS ), Mercurial (Hg).
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