Java EE 6 approved with reservations.

Enough debate over Ruby/Rails vs. Java, etc. Can’t we all just get along? There is a melting pot happening in Java…

The following JavaOne report is re-purposed from Ablog, and written by Rob Warner…

Here are our highlights from JavaOne so far. Contributed in part by Rob Warner. From JavaFX to what to expect in Java EE 6 platform and much more.

With JavaOne here and the likely anticipated news of an official Java EE 6 and JSF 2 proposal, here’s an Apress book excerpt on Using Rich Internet Technologies, revisiting the acclaimed Pro JSF and Ajax by Jonas Jacobi and John Fallows.

This year’s JavaOne will have more open source coverage than ever. Additionally, I think it recognizes the hybridization of Java trend that is ever more clear…

ProNetBeans.com can be your source for learning NetBeans. You can find tutorials, news, etc. on the open source, agile NetBeans IDE.

Michael Yuan: Petr Pisl of Sun has just released a first-look Seam Gen plugin for NetBeans. It allows you to generate complete Seam CRUD applications in NetBeans

Sun has announced a new CommunityOne Event, to be held May 7, preceding JavaOne this year in San Francisco, CA…

According to a Sun representative: Sun has become a patron of the Free Software Foundation (FSF). Sun’s Simon Phipps announced the news on Saturday…

Sun and Intel are joining forces to drive Solaris, the NetBeans development environment, Java, and the Intel Xeon platform.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. came out as the #1 contributor to open source in Europe as reported by Sun and the European Commission…

Here are my top ten predictions in Java for 2007…

The following is a press release from Sun on the final official release of Java SE 6…

Here’s the official Sun Java EE 5 Tutorial. Use this in addition to Apress series of Java EE 5 books found in Java catalog.

c/net News.com reports: Sun Microsystems announced the availability of two new sets of developer tools for its open source NetBeans IDE on Wednesday.

This article by Tom Wheeler, Senior Software Engineer at Object Computing, Inc. (OCI) introduces the NetBeans platform and shows you how you can get started by reusing existing components.

Simple Is Better discusses Sun’s decision to do away with outdated open source licenses in the context of using GPL license for open source Java SE 6 and Java ME platforms.

InfoQ.com posts this on IBM’s response to Sun GPL’ing Java last week. Essentially, IBM says what Sun did is good, but why not put under Apache license or just let Apache Harmony take its course…

The ServerSide.com reviews this Apress book, Pro Java ME MMAPI: Mobile Media API for Java Micro Edition. “A must have book, 5 stars, absolutely!”

Additionally, InfoQ.com is pointing to Sun’s (with Orange) Java ME design guidelines.