On 13/12/02 20:00 "Jeff Schnitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 06:42:36PM +0200, mohammad nabil wrote: >> >> support Sun, Open Source, and all good manufacturar in our nice world :) >> > > Do you just not grasp that Sun's rigid control of Java is the > antithesis of Open Source, and _especially_ the Apache philosophy? > > Try forking the Java codebase sometime. See how fast it takes > Sun's lawyers to find you. Want to port Java to a new platform? > Get special permission from Sun, and don't plan on having public > CVS (see the FreeBSD experience). > > There's nothing "open" about that. That's why the Foundation is working to fix that... Pier -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>