Database giant Oracle has established an agreement to acquire Sun Microsystems. Ars takes a close look at Sun’s key open source software projects and how these could be affected by the acquisition. News: http://www.sun.com/third-party/global/oracle/index.jsp Database giant Oracle announced Monday that it will buy Sun Microsystems for $9.50 per share—roughly $7.4 billion. The two companies reached an agreement after an unsuccessful bid by IBM fell short at $9.40 per share. Oracle has significantly expanded its reach over the past decade through [...]







