The Java Community Process (JCP) is not a "community" process at all. It's a way for Sun Inc. to claim they are open. You know it. I know it. Sun knows it. Let's stop deluding ourselves shall we?
I say we move "that flaming fireball" to the home page of *Apache*. -- Ceki At 17:10 30.01.2002 -0500, Ted Husted wrote: >I'm not comfortable with carrying this type of editorial matter at the >top of the home page, and would like to move it to the news and status >page. > >-Ted. > >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: cvs commit: jakarta-site2/xdocs index.xml >Date: 30 Jan 2002 21:53:04 -0000 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: "Jakarta WebSite CVS List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >jon 02/01/30 13:53:04 > > Modified: docs index.html > xdocs index.xml > Log: > lets have a little fun. > > Revision Changes Path > 1.52 +32 -0 jakarta-site2/docs/index.html > > Index: index.html > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-site2/docs/index.html,v > retrieving revision 1.51 > retrieving revision 1.52 > diff -u -r1.51 -r1.52 > --- index.html 29 Jan 2002 01:47:06 -0000 1.51 > +++ index.html 30 Jan 2002 21:53:03 -0000 1.52 > @@ -140,6 +140,38 @@ > ><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> > <tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"> > <font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica,sanserif"> > + <a name="That flaming fireball in the sky..."><strong>That >flaming fireball in the sky...</strong></a> > + </font> > + </td></tr> > + <tr><td> > + <blockquote> > + <p> > +In a recent <a >href="http://www.theserverside.com/resources/article.jsp?l=SunInterview";>article</a>, >Karen Tegan, Director of J2EE Compatibility and Platform > +Services for Sun Microsystems, had the following to say: > +</p> > + <p> > +"The J2EE Compatible brand has achieved significant momentum over the > +past two years, and we want to make sure that any open source efforts > +don't impact the viability of that effort." > +</p> > + <p> > +In other words, Sun doesn't give a hoot about whether J2EE licensing > +restricts open source J2EE products (in case you missed it, it does). > +Thus, the Apache Software Foundation's involvement in the Java >Community > +Process (JCP) is simply an advertising statement for Sun to claim >that > +they have a 'vision which uses open standards and non-proprietary > +interfaces'. If you would like to express your opinions of Sun's > +licensing terms, feel free to contact <a >href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a> and let us know what you > +think. Thanks. > +</p> > + </blockquote> > + </p> > + </td></tr> > + <tr><td><br/></td></tr> > + </table> > + <table border="0" >cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> > + <tr><td bgcolor="#525D76"> > + <font color="#ffffff" face="arial,helvetica,sanserif"> > <a name="Welcome"><strong>Welcome</strong></a> > </font> > </td></tr> > > > > 1.21 +28 -0 jakarta-site2/xdocs/index.xml > > Index: index.xml > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-site2/xdocs/index.xml,v > retrieving revision 1.20 > retrieving revision 1.21 > diff -u -r1.20 -r1.21 > --- index.xml 20 Jan 2002 16:28:07 -0000 1.20 > +++ index.xml 30 Jan 2002 21:53:03 -0000 1.21 > @@ -9,6 +9,34 @@ > > <body> > > +<section name="That flaming fireball in the sky..."> > +<p> > +In a recent <a > >+href="http://www.theserverside.com/resources/article.jsp?l=SunInterview"; > +>article</a>, Karen Tegan, Director of J2EE Compatibility and >Platform > +Services for Sun Microsystems, had the following to say: > +</p> > + > +<p> > +"The J2EE Compatible brand has achieved significant momentum over the > +past two years, and we want to make sure that any open source efforts > +don't impact the viability of that effort." > +</p> > + > +<p> > +In other words, Sun doesn't give a hoot about whether J2EE licensing > +restricts open source J2EE products (in case you missed it, it does). > +Thus, the Apache Software Foundation's involvement in the Java >Community > +Process (JCP) is simply an advertising statement for Sun to claim >that > +they have a 'vision which uses open standards and non-proprietary > +interfaces'. If you would like to express your opinions of Sun's > +licensing terms, feel free to contact <a > +href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a> and let us know what >you > +think. Thanks. > +</p> > + > +</section> > + > <section name="Welcome"> > > <!-- ApacheCon is over. > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
