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On Sun, Sep 10, 2000 at 08:14:45AM -0500, Steve Michael wrote:
> 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...
The issue isn't about paying for the JVM. The JVM is a complex piece
of software, and as a consequence it has a lot of bugs and performance
issues. It's also a nice piece of general purpose software which could
be retargeted to any number of solutions with a few modifications. As
a consequence, it's an ideal product to be released as open source.
- From Sun's perspective there would also be benefits: lower development
costs, better cross-platforms support on more platforms, better
reputation of stability for Java in general.
Really, when you think about it it makes more sense for the JVM to be
open sourced than StarOffice.
- --Chris
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