<p>Following recent news that Oracle would no longer maintain Java 6, Red Hat announced its commitment to sustaining the open source OpenJDK 6 project. It's stepping into the project leader role vacated by Oracle, and with the help of the OpenJDK community -- including newly arrived IBM, as well as the existing community members -- it hopes to be able to keep the widely used code maintained.</p><p>The OpenJDK 7 project and future OpenJDK 8 project continue to be lead by Oracle and include input from multiple companies.</p><p>Craig Muzilla, Red Hat's VP and general manager for Middleware, told me, "You don't just abandon open source projects. There are still many users and uses for OpenJDK 6, and Red Hat is committed to seeing their needs served."</p><p>Despite the recent rash of Java vulnerabilities, Muzilla believed that the community would be able to deliver on OpenJDK 6 if they worked together. He said, "Red Hat is supremely aware of the open source ethos and the need for responsible stewardship. We plan to use our community experience to keep a viable open source Java in the marketplace for the long term."</p><p><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/java-programming/red-hats-java-leadership-grows-oracles-wanes-214137">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/08/red_hat_openjdk_6_leadership/">Red Hat: We still love Java 6, even if Oracle doesn't</a> (Register)</p><p><a href="http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Red-Hat-steps-up-to-take-over-OpenJDK-6-leadership-1819002.html">Red Hat steps up to take over OpenJDK 6 leadership</a> (The H)</p><p><a href="http://www.ameinfo.com/red-hat-educate-software-development-community-332473">Red Hat to educate software development community on technology trends at ...</a> (AME Info (press release))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dJ99hvktO9Yv4JMFqmQ9USW1acX7M&ned=us">7 additional articles.</a></p>
