Apache's Ongoing Licensing Bout with Sun
Mar 16, 2009The recently updated Java Specification Requests (JSRs) show that the licensing battle between the Apache Software Foundation and Sun Microsystems (the force behind Java) still hasn't ended after raging for seven years.
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Mar 16, 2009
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more »Google's Summer of Code Enters New Round in 2009
Mar 12, 2009Google is still accepting applications up to March 13 for Open Source projects wanting to be mentoring organizations for the Summer of Code 2009. Student applications then open officially on March 23.
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