Use:
/sbin/service [name] start | stop
To configure services to run at startup, use:
chkconfig [name] on | off
Sun almost ready for open source Solaris
Sun have been working with the Open Source Initiative on their license they are going to use when they release Solaris as open source, possibly this year.
Solaris has previous been selling Solaris, their flavor of Unix for their Sun hardware, and hopes to start competing head-on with Linux when they release it as open source.
OnJava.com’s most popular articles in 2004
OnJava.com has an article sumarizing their most popular articles in 2004.
Not suprisingly, Hibernate and Eclipse were the most popular topics of the year (not suprising to me anyway as I’ve been actively using both for the past year both at work and at home).
Recommended booklist for Java developers
I’ve put together a recommended book list for Java developers that covers some of the more useful books I’ve come across.
It includes both technical and non-technical books, books that I think are well worth reading for building skills and just for reference.