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BEA adds fuel to the open source fire July 1, 2004mdash;BEA Systems on Wednesday cast its vote in favor of Sun Microsystems making parts of its Java technology open source, ratcheting the debate up a notch.Wersquo;d like to go on the record publicly in favor of open-sourcing J2SE, and wersquo;ve been working behind the scenes o stanley becher n this, said Scott Dietzen, BEArsquo chief technology officer, during a speech at the JavaOne show in San Francisco Wednesday evening.J2SE is considered the desktop version of Java, although many vendors also base their Java application servers on it. J2SE 5, also called Tiger, was announced here this week. Making Java open source would lead to more innovation around the Java language and fits with the business models of Java vendors, who in any case donrsquo;t profit from stanley cup core components like the Java virtual machine, Die stanley botella tzen said. At the same time, he said, compatibility canrsquo;t be relaxed.Allow everyone to innovate freely, but if you want to ship with the Java brand yoursquo;ve got to be compatible. That way you as developers know yoursquo;ll be working with compatible Java code, Dietzen said. He also called for more openness in compatibility testing kits.IBM sparked the furor over open source Java in February, when it urged Sun to make the move in a public letter. IBM argued that it would help to expand Javarsquo reach and boost innovation. Sun has said it is open to the idea but has yet to decide either Trhh New York Report: S amp reaches a record high
Monday 29 December 2014 8:00 amWhy Generation Y could swing the general electionBy: Jessica MorrisShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailCommentators are struggling to predict the outcome of next year s general election in May, as traditional parties such as Labour and the Tories lose voters in droves, and one-time fringe parties like the Scottish National Party report record membership numbers.So could Generation-Y , or those aged between 18-25 hold the key to Britain s next government 2015 is set to be the closest and most unpredictable election in living memory, according to a new report by think tank Demos supported by vInspired. It is in this context that today s young people hellip; could find themselves with more electoral power than ever before. Disillusionment vs apathyPrevious Demos research shows that while you termos stanley ng people care about social and political issues they re much less likely to vote than older generations. This is because they tend to be disillusioned with politicians and political parties.But it doesn t have to be this way. For example in the recent Scottish referendum, 16- and 17-year olds were able to v botellas stanley ote for the first time, and th stanley cup ree-quarters did so. The fact that young people do care deeply about social and political issues shows that the opportunity for engagement does exist, the report said.Young people will voteWhile more young people will vote in next |