Open Source Development News & More


Eclipse 'Lynchpin' for Maven

Sonatype's upcoming m2eclipse plugin becomes an Eclipse Technology Project.

Microsoft Joins Apache Software Foundation

Redmond contributes money and code to open source project.

First Look: Zimbra Web-Based E-Mail for the Desktop

A beta of this Web-based open source e-mail solution is now available.

Creator Promises Perl 6 Will Be First Truly Extensible Programming Language

Larry Wall outlines vision during his annual "State of the Onion" speech at OSCON.

Open Source Needs Better Security Focus, Study Says

The open source software community lags behind the commercial software sector in secure code development, according to a recent study of some commonly used open source packages.

Subversion SCM Tool Gets Update

CollabNet releases Subversion 1.5, an updated version of its open source software-configuration management tool.

Sun Launches Java VisualVM

Free, open-source tool offers visual details for Java apps.

NetBeans To Support Python/Jython

The Sun Microsystems-sponsored open-source NetBeans IDE will soon be supporting both Python and Sun's Jython dynamic scripting languages

SnapLogic Leverages Amazon Cloud Platform

The company teamed with Amazon to add scalability to its hosted data integration solution.

New Prefetching Scheme Saves Computing Time, Energy

Researchers develop new way to predict usage and adjust accordingly.

Spring Gets Expanded Java Annotation Support

Spring 2.5 embraces annotations in a variety of new ways.

Neo FreeRunner Phone Hits Market, Provides Open Access

The cell phone's open platform lets developers write applications in C and C++.

Microsoft Mends Breach in Open Source Sandcastle

The source code is now available after Microsoft initially removed the project for not following OSI rules.

Eclipse's Third 'Release Train' on Schedule

On Wednesday June 25 the Eclipse Foundation is sending Ganymede down the tracks.

Linux Developers Condemn Binary Drivers

Top contributors like David Woodhouse, Theodore Tso and Andrew Morton cite havoc binary-only Linux modules can wreak on Linux deployments.