> > I am worried about not just Java on GAE (though that's the more > immediate concern), but also about Java's future in general. Don't > want to be stuck with a proprietary language that has bad stewardship > and a belligerent, short-sighted, greedy corporate owner. >
Well, as long as Red Hat/JBoss stays what it is now, I think Java is safe. Red Hat has become an important member of the Java community since they acquired JBoss and they were (I think) one of the first contributors to OpenJDK. All the products of JBoss rely on Java, so if, at some point, Oracle tries to really close down Java, my guess is Red Hat will then fork OpenJDK. You could definitely argue that Red Hat is yet an other "greedy corporate owner" but it is one that has always understood the importance of "openess". Nonetheless, it seems that Oracle is harming Java and even if Java can certainly survives it, it's not a good thing anyway. -- Romain PELISSE, "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it" -- Terry Pratchett http://belaran.eu/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en.
