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Microsoft announced today the release of the .NET Framework source code under the Microsoft Reference License. Find more at Open Source: The .NET Framework.…

It’s finally here as you can see in Free and Open Source Java. The key behind moving to the GPL is to drive more volume and more adoption for the platform. The GPL helps get Java into some markets that it hasn’t served as fully as it should - such as educational markets, governments in the developing world, and some commercial customers - as well as, obviously, some distributions of Linux which insist not on Linux-friendly licenses but on actual GPL licensing.…

In HOWTO: Pick an open source license (part one), Ed Burnette gives us a simple step-by-step approach for choosing an open source license. It covers such concerns as: control over usage, use in closed-source environments, reciprocal code contributions, and monetary concerns. Here is a resume of what you can find in the article: Do you want to relinquish any control over how your code is used and distributed? NO: put it in public domain and you’re done, don’t copyright it, and don’t license it “public domain” is is not a good choice because in many jurisdictions you can’t give up your copyright.…

Sun Microsystems is planning to release the source code of the Java programming language, chief executive Jonathan Schwartz said at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco. It’s not a question of whether we’ll open source Java, the question is how Schwartz told delegates in his opening keynote at the tradeshow.…

Microsoft has launched a Web site to share the activities of its internal Linux laboratories, an effort to sample feedback from customers who combine Microsoft and open-source software. The Web site is called Port 25 and can be found here.…