Latest Sun news.IBM, Sun to meet over open source JavaBy James NiccolaiIDG News Service, 03/05/04 Representatives from IBM and Sun will meet in a week to 10 days time to discuss IBM’s proposal for creating an open source version of Sun’s Java technology, an IBM executive said Thursday.Sun wants to hear more details about IBM’s proposal, such as which parts of Java IBM would like to see made open source and how such a plan might be carried out, according to Bob Sutor, IBM’s director of WebSphere infrastructure. “We’ve both asked each other to think about things to bring to the table, such as the scope of what we have in mind and how we might do this,” Sutor said in an interview Thursday.A Sun spokeswoman declined to comment on any meeting, and it remains unclear how seriously Sun is considering IBM’s proposal.IBM applied public pressure to Sun earlier this week when Rod Smith, vice president of emerging technologies with IBM’s software group, penned an open letter to Sun encouraging it to offer an open-source implementation of Java. Such a move would help further proliferate the use of Java, according to IBM, which is one of the technology’s biggest supporters.“IBM is ready to provide technical resources and code for the open source Java implementation while Sun provides the open source community with Sun materials, including Java specifications, tests and code,” Smith wrote in a letter e-mailed to Rob Gingell, Sun’s chief engineer.In a meeting with reporters Tuesday, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun’s executive vice president for software, expressed puzzlement over IBM’s proposal, calling the plan “bonky.” The open source Linux operating system has forked into a variety of distributions, and the same fate could befall Java if it were made open source, resulting in incompatibilities, he said.Sutor rejected that argument. “I think that’s overstated. Yes, there are different Linux distributions, but there are main distributions, and the kernel tends to be very consistent,” he said. “If you’re doing ‘bonky’ things then the market will reject them very quickly, you have to give the market, and the customers, credit.”To read this story in full, please go to:https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0305ibmsunt.html?nlVendors set to advance security plans, 03/08/04 Vendors are pursuing a variety of security initiatives intended to rein in the worst effects of problems such as worm attacks, which sometimes scan at ferocious speeds for vulnerable machines.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0308security.html?nl Related content how-to Doing tricks on the Linux command line Linux tricks can make even the more complicated Linux commands easier, more fun and more rewarding. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Dec 08, 2023 5 mins Linux news TSMC bets on AI chips for revival of growth in semiconductor demand Executives at the chip manufacturer are still optimistic about the revenue potential of AI, as Nvidia and its partners say new GPUs have a lead time of up to 52 weeks. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors Technology Industry news End of road for VMware’s end-user computing and security units: Broadcom Broadcom is refocusing VMWare on creating private and hybrid cloud environments for large enterprises and divesting its non-core assets. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Mergers and Acquisitions news analysis IBM cloud service aims to deliver secure, multicloud connectivity IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a multicloud networking service that includes IT discovery, security, monitoring and traffic-engineering capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 07, 2023 3 mins Network Security Network Security Network Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe