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The top five ways Oracle is being a better citizen


By Alex Handy


 Alex Handy
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June 15, 2011 —  (Page 2 of 3)

Open-sourcing JRockit
It's been a while since Oracle moved out new software from the OpenJDK. Of course, JRockit isn't new software, but it's new to Sun. Or, the former Sun. Instead of just pulling in neat features from the HotSpot JVM, Oracle has merged the features of JRockit and HotSpot, bringing the OpenJDK a best-of-breed JVM.

To that end, last month, Oracle open-sourced JRockit under the Binary Code License, an odd little open-source license used by Sun. Oracle has modified the license a bit, but provided it's used for developing and not deploying, it makes JRockit free software. Developers will still have to pay for a license if they want to commercially deploy the software, but it's nice to know they now have access to multiple JVMs without having to sign up for a service contract or a developer program to gain access to alternatives.

IDEs
Oracle has had, for some time now, three IDEs: Eclipse, JDeveloper and NetBeans. Frankly, after the company acquired Sun, many wrote off NetBeans as destined for the scrap heap. But it wasn't.

Last month, Oracle updated the Java IDE to version 7.0, and added a host of new features and polish. This new version remains free and open-source software, despite Oracle's reputation for juicing every last penny out of every last asset. JDeveloper, too, was updated last month, and with it came new supports specific to Oracle's software stack.

That in and of itself was refreshing. Rather than muddy the NetBeans waters, Oracle has kept very distinct lines drawn among its three IDEs: NetBeans for cutting-edge Java, JDeveloper for Oracle-specific development, and Eclipse for everyone else. It's a nice strategy that gives developers plenty of choice and keeps people in their favorite IDEs.


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06/20/2011 11:51:48 AM EST

Oracle has nothing to do with Eclipse, just Netbeans and JDeveloper

United StatesTony BenBrahim


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