February 01, 2011
Mark Wielaard: New GPG key.
Finally created a new GPG key using gnupg. The old one was a DSA/1024 bits one and 8 years old. The new one is a RSA/2048 bits one. I will use the new one in the future to sign any release tarballs I might create. pub 2048R/57816A6A 2011-01-29 Key f...
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February 01, 2011
Andrew Hughes: [SECURITY] IcedTea6 1.7.8, 1.8.5, 1.9.5 Released!.
We are pleased to announce a new set of security releases, IcedTea6 1.7.8, IcedTea6 1.8.5 and IcedTea6 1.9.5.
This update contains the following security updates:
The IcedTea project provides a harness to build the source code from OpenJDK6 u...
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sun microsystems announces agreement to acquire mysql, developer of the worlds most popular open source database
Sun Microsystems Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL, Developer of the Worlds Most Popular Open Source Database
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. - January 16, 2008 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world#039;s fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun#039;s position in enterprise IT to now include the $15 billion database market. Today#039;s announcement reaffirms Sun#039;s position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.
Date: January, 16 2008
Url: http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2008-01/sunflash.20080116.1.xml
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