Nelson: >Given all the Linux spin at JavaOne, I'm curious about this statement. >What's wrong with Java/Linux/Intel/Jini? It's a hell of a lot cheaper >and smaller than Solaris on Sparcs. > Two sides: first, whatever McNealy says, he rather sees Java running on Sparc/Solaris than on Linux/Intel. Given the fact that he makes a living on selling these boxes, I can't blame him for that :-). Second, a part of the vision here is that very big irons (like the Enterprise 10000) will serve a lot of very small appliances (like Palms). Now, I don't know whether Linux will actually boot on this box, but when I shell out a 7-figure number for a server box I don't really mind when a vendor-supported OS runs on it. Anyway, go to the JavaOne website and watch this keynote (and the other ones as well, while you're at it - this was the best one, especially the comedy group in the middle, but Douglas Adams' speech was worthwhile as well). I don't care whether he's right or not, I simply love a CEO standing in jeans in front of a 10k audience bashing Microsoft ;-} -- Cees de Groot http://www.cdegroot.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
