Steven Lembark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Problem isn't that they view O/S as "competition". It's that some people in
>marketing
> look out and say "hmmm, why aren't we getting all of the money spent on Sun boxes?"
> They then start charging for compilers, Java, etc, in order to collect more money
>from
> their installed base.
>
> Then they bump into tools like Perl that (a) they don't own and (b) work well.
>
> If we could show Sun that they can make money off of Perl (e.g., with support
> contracts or proprietary modules that support sun-specific features) then they
> would have a reason to "sell" Perl. It will always be a step-child to Java but at
> least they won't be antagonistic about it. Hard thing about that is getting them
> to admit Java isn't everything to everyone everywhere -- which has been their
> sales hype -- and still save face.
I don't think so. Sun's always hated Perl. Long before Java, there
was TCL/TK, and its inventor was a high mucky-muck at Sun. Perl has
been lengua non grata there for years and I doubt that'll change
anytime soon.
Remember: Logic has no power in the face of politics!
--Bill.
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