Agree, we should all respond to this. In addition to forcing developers
to put classes in com.sun.java that shouldn't exist there, this will
prevent use of the "cross platform look and feel" that Sun promised Java
developers early on in the evolution of Swing. IOW we will only be able
to use a Win L&F on Windows, Mac L&F on Mac, etc. If it is the opinion
of Sun's legal staff that sanctioning this capability may place Sun in
jeopardy from litigation, let Sun put *loud* disclaimers and comments in
their material that use of a proprietary L&F without permission of the
"owner" may constitute infringement on intellectual property, but leave
the final decision to the developer!
Robert Fitzsimons wrote:
>
> Hi everybody
>
> I'm just pointing out to everybody that JavaWorld (www.javaworld.com) are
> doing a poll, on whether it is right for Sun to put Swing under the package
> name com.sun.java.swing.
>
> This is very important for us in the open source community to try and
> change Sun's minds. As we may in the future want to write a open source
> version of Swing, and I don't think it is right for us to put our code
> under com.sun.java.swing.
>
> The poll page is http://nigeria.wpi.com/cgi-bin/gwpoll/gwpoll/ballot.html
>
> Thanks
>
> Robert Fitzsimons
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
