Get clued in to lesser known open source Java projects that can save you time and money -- starting this month with Bernhard Pauler's balloontip project for Swing GUI development.

Project Harmony aims to create version of Java desktop software with an open-source license--something Sun has resisted in the past. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

Sparks open-source exodus Oracle's relentless licensing changes are pushing organisations into the open-saucy arms of openjdk ...

The ports of Java to PowerPC already exist but would be rendered for the open source realm. “The purpose of this project is to bundle Oracle’s, IBM’s, and SAP’s development resources to ...

Explore open-source projects redefining innovation, collaboration, and inclusivity in tech. Discover tools shaping the future of technology.

Sun Microsystems' announcement that it will release the Java programming language under an open-source license raises a lot of questions. In this FAQ, Java expert Richard Hoffman tackles some of ...

Linus Torvalds founded the open-source Linux project in 1991. It is one of the most popular open-source projects in history and is widely used in servers, smartphones and other devices today ...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published research looking into 172 key open-source projects and whether they are susceptible to memory flaws.

For the second year in a row, the three most popular open source Java runtimes are OpenJDK, OpenJ9, and Oracle Java. Oracle Java usage declined by four points from last year's survey, while ...

In this edition of Open source Java projects I will help you get started with GitHub. First I’ll provide an overview of the platform, then introduce some Git basics, including command-line ...