Hmm.. lets think about this... Invest tons of money developing a new
programming
language. Spend even more on refining the language. Spend a lot more
assuring that
the likes of Microsoft won't "poison" it. Then when Java is finally
showing the
fruits of the labor and most major companies feel comfortable writing
mission critical
applications with it.... lets open source it!
I realize that I go against the grain of most people on this list, but I
would see
that as a foolish move. I believe that there is plenty of room for open
source
software and commercial software.
By the way has anyone paid for a JVM lately? I believe that the source
code is even
available with the download...
Congrats SUN and Blackdown. I am sure a LOT of work went in to this.
burtonator wrote:
> Jonathan Doughty wrote:
> >
> > Note the Java[TM] 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SETM), v 1.3 for
> > Linux, Release Candidate on
> > http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/earlyAccess/j2sdk13/download-linux.html
> >
> > Cafe au Lait says "There aren't any new features here, just bug fixes
> > and performance improvements." Still, some interesting results when
> > compared to IBM's current service refresh of August 18.
> >
> > Fellow Linux aficionados, assuming the final version doesn't take anything
> > away from the release candidate, we are about to have two (or maybe make
> > that three when one considers jitc, HotSpot Client, and HotSpot Server)
> > winners here. Congratulations Sun, and thank you.
>
> No congratulations until Java is Open Source !!! :)
>
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>
> Kevin A Burton (e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], UIN: 73488596, ZKey:
> burtonator)
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> Message to SUN Microsystems: "Please Open Source Java!"
> To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence;
> supreme
> excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
> - Sun Tzu, 300 B.C.
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