Oracle migrates from java.net to GitHub

Posted on 18. April 2017 by Markus Karg

Today I was officially notified by Oracle that they started to move several projects from their own (failed) java.net platform to GitHub. This is really great news as it paves the way for simpler contribution, including usage of GIT and Pull Requests. šŸ™‚

After Microsoft’s move from Codeplex to GitHub, this is the second former rival surrendering to GitHub, and hence, to GIT.

About Markus Karg

Java Guru with +30 years of experience in professional software development. I travelled the whole world of IT, starting from Sinclair's great ZX Spectrum 48K, Commodore's 4040, over S/370, PCs since legendary XT, CP/M, VM/ESA, DOS, Windows (remember 3.1?), OS/2 WARP, Linux to Android and iOS... and still coding is my passion, and Java is my favourite drug!
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