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Sun promises 100 percent open source Java in 2008

Sun is to open source the last closed-source parts of Java, a move that should make it possible to fully integrate the software into Linux distributions. Read more »

Flash for the people, by the people

Open-source community to roll its own Flash player under the GPL. Read more »

Gates is gone but the fight goes on: Stallman

To pay so much attention to Bill Gates' retirement is missing the point. What really matters is not Gates, nor Microsoft, but the unethical system of restrictions that Microsoft, like many other software companies, imposes on its customers. Read more »

New GPL on the horizon

The long awaited update to the GPl is at least a year away and the process of refining it 'is going to be a screaming match' according to Eben Moglen, a key lawyer involved in the new draft. Read more »

Squiz bows to GPL pressure

Local software vendor Squiz has re-licensed its MySource Matrix tool under the popular GNU General Public License, nearly two years after facing criticism the software's previous licence wasn't open enough. Read more »

Stallman: The great divide between free and open source software

The terms 'free software' and 'open source' are often used interchangeably, but those attending Richard Stallman's presentation at the Australian Computer Society Victorian branch forum last night were left in no doubt about his view of philosophical difference. Read more »

LGPL draft due in June

The version of the free software licence used for libraries and other linked code is getting an update at the same time as the main GPL. Read more »

Sparc specs released under GPL

As promised in January, the Verilog plans for the UltraSparc chip have been made available. Read more »

Aussie lawyer wants 'clearer' GPL

Australian open source lawyer Brendan Scott says the next version of the GNU General Public License (GPL) should be made clearer and include legal terms relevant to jurisdictions like Australia. Read more »

Open source licence victory in model-railway case

A federal appeals court in the US has upheld the right of a copyright holder to distribute software under a free or open source licence while preventing such code being used commercially without following the licensing conditions. Read more »

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Developer Spotlight: Richard Stallman

Builder AU recently caught up with RMS to talk about his achievements, the Free Software movement and his concerns with the US-Australian Free Trade Agreement. Read more »

Symbian's research chief on going open source

We caught up with Symbian's research chief, David Wood, at the Symbian Smartphone Show at Earls Court in London, to discuss the complications of such a process, as well as what the next few years holds for smartphone technology. Read more »

Surviving in the wild with open source Java

Nick Gibson shows what the Classpath exception means you don't have to worry. Read more »

Java's future lies in FOSS

Australian developer Brandon Franklin says the time is now for Sun to make Java available under a free software licence. Read more »

Interview with Dr Andrew S Tanenbaum

Nick Gibson caught up with Dr Tanembaum after his keynote address at linux.conf.au and spoke about microkernels, MINIX and what's coming up on the horizon. Read more »

A look inside Google's open source kitchen

Google's Chris DiBona says the search giant has a lot of involvement in open source, but is also a firm believer in proprietary software. Read more »

The FUD war against Linux

Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince users that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux. Read more »

Special coverage: Linux.conf.au 2004

Adelaide is set to host Linux.conf.au 2004 --one of the world's largest gatherings of open source developers--Builder AU takes you behind the scenes, in this exclusive coverage. Read more »

Making a case for enterprise open source

Bringing any new system into an established organisation, especially when it is a concept like open source, is a matter of selling the idea. Read more »

The open-source techie who means business

Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the open-source community, talks about GPL 3, software patents, the kernel development process and Linux on the desktop. Read more »

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Sun considering GPL for Java

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Sun Microsystems is poised to release "significant parts" of the Java Standard Edition(JSE) under a free or open source licence by the end of 2006 -- possibly under the Gnu General Public Licence(GPL). Read more »

Wireless theft -- what's the harm?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Hand up if you have logged in to use some poor schmuck's unprotected wireless connection to overcome a bandwidth drought? Read more »

Open source Java imminent

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- It's finally happening, Sun are releasing Java ME and SE under an open source licence -- the GPL. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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