Java Posse #121 - JavaOne Retrospective from SVJUG - May 15th 2007

JavaOne Retrospective from the SVJUG - May 15th 2007 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Part 1 - the big items... Microsoft accuses Open Source Software of infringing 235 patents http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/ 2007/05/28/100033867/index.htm?section=money_latest http://www.spokesmanreview.com/business/ story.asp?ID=189852 Linus responds: http://www.informationweek.com/news/ showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199600443 JavaOne Big Announcements: Java now open sourced - apart from a small number of IP encumbered bits http://openjdk.java.net/ http://nb-openjdk.netbeans.org/get-and-build.html http://jroller.com/page/dgilbert? entry=my_first_openjdk_bug_fix On a related note, Rich Green has expressed doubts about the current open source development model where developers volunteer much of their own time for free, and says that Sun is looking into ways to compensate open source developers for their efforts http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070508/tc_infoworld/ 88344;_ylt=Aui3SG6WqJVXdX7Z02mQEPojtBAF http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/development/ software/news/index.cfm?newsid=2933 Java FX Script and Java FX Mobile projects announced http://openjfx.dev.java.net http://news.com.com/2100-1007_3-6181922.html? part=rss&subj=news http://www.theserverside.com/news/ thread.tss?thread_id=45377 http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2007/05/ 10/an-interview-with-robert-brewin.html?page=2 JavaFX Mobile http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7539760574 http://www.cafeaulait.org/#May_8_2007_37986 http://1stopgadget.com/suns-response-to-iphone.html/ Project Wonderland - Like second life only better, and more business oriented (at least in the first demo version) https://lg3d-wonderland.dev.java.net/ http://www.sun.com/software/looking_glass/ https://games-darkstar.dev.java.net/ Thanks Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth Brice Ruth and Webprojkt.com - http://webprojkt.com - for our archives site - http://archives.javaposse.com Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect Kirsty Doherty, Oliver Widder and Jeff Tyson for Java Posse artwork Brian Ehmann - the Java Posse intern Craig Muth for maintaining the Java Posse Memorizable site - http://memorizable.org/Java_Posse Theme Music: Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI), written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney. Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad. Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1) To contact us: Visit our homepage - http://javaposse.com Post on our Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse Or send us email - [email protected]