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A Choice for A Real Change: OpenOffice.org 2.0 is the first open
source office suite to offer thorough support for the Open Document
Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) OASIS Standard. Review
the press
kit, features,
and most importantly, download
OpenOffice.org 2.0.
Google isn't the only one jumping on the Sun software bandwagon, it seems.
Late last week, China's Lenovo Group said it will bundle Sun's StarOffice 8
software, based on OpenOffice.org, in Lenovo's latest ThinkPad R51e notebook.
The headline of Steve Hamm's blog rings true. Though it reads
much like an advert, a perusal is still worth the time if Flock
and Zimbra
are unfamiliar names.
Sun Microsystems's Simon Phipps announced today (Sept 2nd, 2005)
that Sun is retiring the Sun Industry Standards Source License (SISSL),
an OSI
approved Open Source software license.
NetBeans IDE 5.0 introduces comprehensive support for developing IDE modules and rich client applications based on the NetBeans platform, the new intuitive GUI builder Matisse, new and redesigned CVS support, Weblogic9 and JBoss 4 support, and a lot of editor enhancements.
Visit NetBeans.org to
download the NetBeans IDE 5.0 Beta
Highlights and further information can be found at the NetBeans IDE
5.0 Beta release
page. And for a top level view about the NetBeans.org community
in action, read the weekly newsletter #211
and the monthly NetBeans Edge.
OpenOffice.org announced the availability of the 2.0 beta version
of its open source office suite. Major highlights include the open standard
OASIS OpenDocument XML format as the default file format, Multi-pane
view, support of CustomShapes and more. Find those changes in the release
notes and download the source below.
http://download.openoffice.org/2.0beta/index.html
The OpenSolaris project is an open source operating system, a community
development effort and a place for collaboration and conversation
about OpenSolaris technology. It is aimed at developers and users
who want to develop and improve operating systems. The OpenSolaris
technology represents cutting edge operating system design, but the
innovation is just getting started!
+ Announcing Grid Engine
6.0 Beta2
Grid Engine 6.0 is now ready and courtesy binaries
are ready for download.
Grid Engine 6.0, now with Scalability Update 2 Snapshot 1 available,
is an important step forward to simplify Grid Computing
at the Enterprise and Cluster Grid level. Important new features of
Grid Engine 6.0 are support for flexible to use cluster queues, resource
reservation and availability of the job submission and control library
DRMAA. http://gridengine.sunsource.net/servlets/ProjectDownloadList
+ java.net - The Source for Java™
Technology Collaboration
Start
a project, join
a project. Comment on wikis,
blogs,
and other forums. Ask questions from experts. Get valuable tips and
information in the javapedia.
But whatever you do, join
the the java.net community - THE community for java developers. http://www.java.net/index.html
+ JXTA J2SE release, 2.3 "Jambalaya"
Release is available
Jxta.org is pleased to announce the availability
of a new JXTA J2SE release, 2.3 "Jambalaya". A lot of progress
has been made in this release and there is a lot to be excited about!
The JXTA Jambalaya release provides significant functional enhancements
of the JXTA J2SE platform, some important performance and scalability
improvements, along with a number of important bug fixes. Binary,
and source downloads are available at: http://download.jxta.org/stablebuilds/index.html
+ Jini - New licensing model
for Jini technology
Sun has announced a new licensing model for Jini technology. Check
out the details.
And to start working Jini.org has an updated Starter
Kit. The v2.1Beta release of the Jini Technology Starter Kit
is now available for testing and evaluation at: http://starterkit.jini.org/downloads/index.html
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