Posts tagged with: openjdk

Links of interest for 9 Nov 2007 - 22 Nov 2007: Google as a password cracker - Another good use for Google - password cracking. Ok, it's not true passpord cracking, but rather MD5 hash pattern matching. Cloud Computing Infrastructure for Facebook Developers on Dell Servers. What does it mean? - I'm a very disappointed in Sun here. Joyent are probably the best known OpenSolaris users, and yet Sun couldn't pull finger and treat them with the care they deserve. Come on Jonathan, sort it out. Porting Open Source Java to Leopard - Wow. That didn't take long and is... Continue reading ►

Links of interest for 9 May 2007 - 13 May 2007: About Project Indiana - Oooo, so that's what Project Indiana is all about. Pity we heard about it from the press first. That said, it sounds like Ian's got his head screwed on right and this'll really drive OpenSolaris adoption. Experts scramble to quash IPv6 flaw - Ooops. A slight over sight here. Sun hopes for Linux-like Solaris - Not the most accurate of articles, but it does raise a valid point. DTrace for Ruby is Available - Cool!! I can see Ruby evolving and improving dramatically now. As... Continue reading ►

I don't believe the link was active until the official announcement at 9:30am PST, but it is now. Java.net is the principal site for the Java open source community and the OpenJDK. You can download an early build of the Java SE 7 HotSpot JVM, the javac compiler, and JavaHelp in the new OpenJDK project. These are the first parts of the Java to be open sourced. Like OpenSolaris, the rest will be released over time. Oh, and if you're curious as to why release Java under GPL and not another license, including Sun's own CDDL - check out this ... Continue reading ►