Hello, Rick Ross - founder of Javalobby - reports in the lastest JDocs.com Update newsletter that Sun pulled off all Sun Java APIs from the JDocs.com site. Again Sun shows its true colors.
Rick writes: What Happened to J2SE and other Sun APIs? Several of you have noticed that J2SE, J2ME and J2EE are no longer present on the front page of JDocs.com and asked why? The simple answer is that Sun has asked us to remove those APIs from the system and informs us that its business interests are not served by allowing them to be included. I take responsibility for not having obtained formal permission in advance, and I was foolish to imagine Sun would naturally want to help us deliver the best possible service to Java developers. I'm sorry that we are not presently able to provide them. Sun is adamant that the javadocs for Sun APIs must be accessible solely and exclusively from sun.com - nowhere else. Although their rationale has not been revealed to us, Sun's internal dialogue has also apparently resulted in a conclusion that JDocs.com somehow threatens the integrity of the Java platform, and we certainly would not want our community resource to have that effect! From the beginning Javalobby has been an unwavering supporter of the Java vision, so we would sorely regret it if our contribution hurt the platform. Still, it seems to be quite a stretch for any conspiracy theory to apply to JDocs.com. Ironically, Sun was not only the very first friend in Java with whom we shared details about JDocs.com almost two months ago, but it is also the only organization to have asked us to remove any API while a huge number have asked to be added. We imagined from Sun's initial enthusiasm and from subsequent conversations that we would enjoy their full cooperation to better serve the needs of developers like you. I should have anticipated that the right hand might not know what the left hand was doing. Even though we spoke openly to a good number of significantly placed individuals at Sun, there were others who acted surprised and offended when we made our preliminary announcement. We apologize for any bad feeling, and nothing could have been further from our intent. We hoped for JDocs.com to be unequivocally positive. Javalobby has patiently encouraged Sun to recognize and value the benefits that a dynamic, comprehensive, annotated, searchable documentation resource brings to Java developers like you. A key strength of JDocs.com is that it can become a "one-stop shop" for your API documentation needs, and it also adds powerful evolutionary enhancements over the static html docs that Sun produces. It would definitely be a pity if we can support you with hundreds of APIs but not include Sun's core Java APIs. ... If Sun cannot ultimately be persuaded to join in and support the community, then I hope all the rest of us will work together to identify creative and positive solutions without them. More @ http://www.javalobby.com/nl/archive/jlnews_20040818o.html - Gerald -------------------- Gerald Bauer Viva! Free Java Now Campaign | http://viva.sourceforge.net The Java Republic | http://viva.sourceforge.net/republic ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
