It seems great that sun has included all these new useful
application/libraries/API, but I don't know what to think about the drawback
which is more or less this.
Sun JDK Java platform = MS Windows
Log4j = navigator
JSR-47 = IE
Some difference of course, but the analogy seems to close for comfort.
What are others thinking. Can Apache apps establish themselves as the true
open standard leaders? Or will competing application be swallowed up by Sun
Java platform dominance? Will Sun end up like MS if they enter into the
application market? Will Sun uses its control to create an unfair playing
field with J2EE applications servers giving IPlanet an advantage some how? I
know this is going to an extreme, but there does seem to be a bit of a
parallel.
-david
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Berin Loritsch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 2:34 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: What are we doing in regards to JDK 1.4?
>
>
> I have been looking through JDK 1.4, and there are a few
> instances where what is included in the JDK steps on some
> of our projects. Most notably:
>
> java.util.logging
> -----------------
> Ceki has already made us aware of that and listed his
> greivances. I am not happy with the official JDK logger
> myself.
>
>
> java.util.regex
> ---------------
> This steps on the toes of both jakarta-regexp and jakarta-oro.
> In fact by its existence in the JDK, the Apache projects will
> either loose mindshare, or remain static in their mindshare.
>
> java.util.prefs
> ---------------
> This somewhat affects jakarta-avalon in the configuration
> APIs. The JDK configuration elements are more cumbersome
> and complex, so there may be a continued use for jakarta-avalon's
> configuration API.
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