JavaOne Retrospective from the SVJUG - May 15th 2007

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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/

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• 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)
    

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