Project Harmony aims to create version of Java desktop software with an open-source license--something Sun has resisted in the past.

Java’s original license, Gosling says, allowed people to use the source code internally but not redistribute. “It wasn’t ‘open’ enough for the ‘open source’ crowd,” he says.

Web services integration with Spring and Apache Camel In this Java tip, learn how to use Apache Camel to develop a quick-and-easy integration layer for a service-oriented architecture.

Apache released a patch for a critical severity vulnerability in its OFBiz software. The bug is an arbitrary code execution flaw, allowing threat actors to run any code on either Windows, or Linux ...

The source code for a newer version of the Apache Web server software is of the same quality as proprietary competitors' at a similar stage of development, a new study has found. The review ...

Oracle announced a language server tool for Java developers using Visual Studio Code to provide language-specific 'smarts' in the super-popular, open source-based, cross-platform code editor.

Sun picks GPL license for Java code After years of requests and debates, Sun is ready to release Java source code under a Linux-friendly license. November 12, 2006 Second open Linux handset ...

Microsoft has contributed source code to Apache's Stonehenge project, an open source effort that collects sample implementations of applications that are built with Service Oriented Architecture ...

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A recently patched critical Apache Struts 2 vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53677 is actively exploited using public proof-of-concept exploits to find vulnerable devices.