In case anyone missed it... departures from Oracle...

I think this quote says it all:

Doug Lea resigns from the JCP
“I believe that the JCP is no longer a credible specification and standards body, and there is no remaining useful role for an independent advocate for the academic and research community on the EC.”

There are quite a few more as well.

Oracle kills OpenSolaris

I just have to wonder.  When Oracle is dead feasting on the dead Sun like a zombie; will there be anything left?  Do we even care anymore or do we move onto Life-After-Oracle by choosing a new OS platform, a new programming language, a new filesystem etc etc etc?

Et tu Java?

We all know that Sun employees are dropping like flies (either by quitting or being laid off with their entire teams)...  It seems that shortly after finding out that Kohsuke quit, we find out that James Gosling has quit as well.

Does anyone NOT fear the future of Java under Oracle's "leadership"?

Kohsuke leaves Sun

Kohsuke is leaving Sun to start his own business.  Good luck Kohsuke.  I'm glad you are doing your own thing rather than being cannon fodder for Oracle.

Oracle Kills Off Project Darkstar

Well, as we all expected, Oracle is not taking any time in ruining the Java platform.  The latest on the chopping block? Project Darkstar.  There goes at least 3 projects I had planned.

Sun Microsystems Inc. (JAVA), Oracle Corp. (ORCL)

Premium offered: $0.14 or 1.50%
Acquirer: ORCL
Target: JAVA
Offer per share: $9.50 cash (too bad I paid $12.25/share)
Value of outstanding common equity: $7,074,650,000
Target share price: $9.36
Acquirer share price: $25.00
Expected closing: N/A
Annualized gain: N/A
Note: The U.S. Justice Department cleared the way for Oracle's acquisition
of Sun Microsystems about a month after Sun's shareholders approved the
deal. Oracle withdrew its application for clearance in Russia where
authorities are unwilling to approve the deal ahead of a decision from the
European Commission. The EC objected to the deal, saying Sun's MySQL
database software would reduce competition in the database market. The
European Union later extended its review of the deal to the end of Jan.
after Oracle asked for the extension to allow it more time to respond to the
concerns the Commission voiced. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have
been urging the European Commission to speed up its investigation into the
ORCL/JAVA deal, saying JAVA's financial position has become more precarious
as the EC's inquiry has continued. Oracle's Chief Executive Larry Ellison
has said he's willing to create a separate entity to house its MySQL open
database business in order to placate European regulators and follow through
with the acquisition.