Esta semana ha sido una semana interesante para la gente que alguna vez utilizó productos de Sun Microsystems. Para no repetir lo obvio los dejo con una lista preparada por James Weaver (un fanático de JavaFX) el cual nos dá su opinión de las cosas que vienen.
Como toda transacción de este tipo, hay ganadores y perdedores. Las cosas cambian y la gente decide moverse para hacer cosas distintas. Por ejemplo, Sang Shin ,el creador e instructor de JavaPassion, mandó un correo de despedida en el cual nos cuenta que piensa seguir otras oportunidades fuera de Sun:
As a result of recent Sun/Oracle merger, I’ve decided to
leave Sun/Oracle and decided to pursue a career of teaching
and consulting.
What this means is that the “javafxhomeworks@sun.com”
homework alias will not work anymore from tomorrow.
A new homework alias has been created and it is
javafxhomeworks@javapassion.com (same address with
different domain name)
Please send your homework to the new address above from
now on.
If you already submitted all the homeworks and personal
information to the old homework address, there is NO
need to resubmit since I have the copies.
Thanks.
-Sang Shin
Otra que me pegó de cerca es que Oracle planea descontinuar a Kenai.com. Para mi eso se traduce en que debo migrar el código de StupidZombie a otro sitio, probablemente Source Forge (pese a sus verrugas):
The Future of Kenai.com
With Sun now a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle, the acquisition is triggering a consolidation process. Part of this process is the phasing out of the public-facing domain used for the Project Kenai Beta site. This action is being undertaken to provide the best project hosting solution for all of our customers into one location. Minimizing the number of current project hosting sites is a start in this direction. The consolidation process is underway and we will post notices about the plans and timeline as they become publicly available. The end-goal is to ensure we provide even more useful resources for all of the Oracle and Java developer communities.
Stay tuned as we work things through.
Ya hay gente que comenzó a irse debido a la adquisición de Sun por parte de Oracle. Charles Nutter (desarrollador lider de JRuby) nos cuenta desde Twitter:
Sounds like the post-merger bloodletting has begun at Sun/Oracle. Already hearing about some friends getting laid off 
Al mismo tiempo que Jonathan Schwarts se despide de Sun:
As for where life takes me next, you should follow me via Twitter at openjonathan to find out. I’ll also be rehosting this blog (and again, stay tuned to Twitter by following me here). I expect to do my part to keep things interesting.
Thank you for your support and commitment. I wish you all the best of luck building, taking advantage of (and likely wearing) the future!
Jonathan Schwartz
CEO, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Oracle Corporation.
No todo es malo, el solapamiento de areas entre Sun y Oracle es mínimo y por los menos Java, JavaFX y NetBeans tienen un futuro promisorio. MySQL tampoco se puede quejar (al menos por los momentos) y este año viene un JavaOne.
Tiempos interesantes, los dejo con un enlace de mi experiencia en Java One del 2008. Me pone algo nostálgico 
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