Sun Microsystems finally answered long-running calls for the vendor to open-source Java, announcing last week that it will do so once it works out the logistics.

He urged other developers to switch their efforts and allegiance to OpenJDK, the open-source version of Java that is the principle reference implementation for open-source versions of Java.

In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces you to NetBeans plugins that let you view the NetBeans filesystem, explore pictures on Windows systems, check code for ...