Newscast for May 30th 2006

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• Java on Linux - the new license details
• http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/webmink?
  entry=jdk_on_gnu_linux_something
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/calvinaustin/archive/2006/05/
  javaone_news_ja.html
• http://news.com.com/Sun+to+make+Java+more+Linux-friendly/
  2100-7344_3-6068852.html
• The google summer of code is on
• http://code.google.com/soc/
• http://www.oreillynet.com/ruby/blog/2006/05/summer_of_code_kicks_off.html
• Google notebook - http://www.google.com/notebook
• .NET2Java - a new project on java.net, aims to convert .NET applications to Java
• https://net2java.dev.java.net/DNJGuide.html
• https://net2java.dev.java.net/
• The importance of scripting languages on the Java platform
• http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/05/12/rich_green_sun_software/
• Easy JNI - a step in the right, or wrong, direction? -
  http://www.innowhere.com:8080/webapp/jsp/home.jsp?_page=home
• Java EE 5 JSR 224 and EJB 3.0 JSR 220 both passed unanimously just prior to Java One
• http://today.java.net/pub/n/EJB3.0JSRFinalPass
• http://today.java.net/pub/n/JavaEE5JSRFinalPass
• http://jdj.sys-con.com/read/216307.htm
• http://weblogs.java.net/blog/batate/
• Netbeans 5.5 beta EJB 3.0 tutorial - http://www.netbeans.org/kb/55/ejb30.html
• Applet of the week -  Webhuddle is a free, open source, java based, cross platform alternative to web conferencing solutions like webex
• https://webhuddle.com/

Quick News Items

• JSR 198 - the Standard API for Java IDEs has reached its final release
• http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr198/index.html
• http://today.java.net/pub/n/4400
• Bruce Eckel has released a collection of really good interviews with various people in podcast form
• http://www.mindviewinc.com/mediacast/interviews/Index.php
• Java SE 6.0 Release 1 Developer Preview 1 for Intel Processors is now available for the mac from the apple developer connection
• http://today.java.net/pub/n/4359
• Update 7 for Java 5 released
• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html
• http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t72970.html
• Wicket 1.2 has been release
• http://www.javalobby.org/java/forums/t72734.html
• http://wicketframework.org/
• Apache Axis 2 version 1.0 released
• http://ws.apache.org/axis2/
• Sun Microsystems Belgium has a 1 day event called the Java One afterglow on June 8th
• http://be.sun.com/sunnews/events/2006/java06/index.html

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• Kirsty Doherty for Java Posse artwork
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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://www.loosebrucekerr.com
• Closing - Codemonkey by Jonathan Coulton - go check this guy and his music out - it's great, and if you feel like it, buy a song or send a donation -
  http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2006/04/14/
  thing-a-week-29-code-monkey/

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