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Virtualization: Sun Open Sources SPOT

Sun is open sourcing SPOT, its Java-based Small Programmable Object Technology research project under the GPLv2 license
By Maureen O'Gara
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February 22, 2008 07:30 PM EST
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Sun is open sourcing SPOT, its Java-based Small Programmable Object Technology research project under the GPLv2 license.

It said the contribution, made in search of Java-based wireless sensor and embedded apps, will include so-called eBones hardware architecture plans, the Squawk Java Virtual Machine and system software including libraries, drivers and networking stack.

Sun's also cutting the educational pricing for SPOT's JDK to $299 - provided the school has a Sun Education buying contract - and expanded its availability to 35 countries.

Published February 22, 2008 – Reads 6,626
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