That's a really good point: there's huge symbolic meaning in how Oracle handles the JavaOne name and content. If they show it's still important to them, and incorporate it as a main pillar of their message, developers will be encouraged. If it's shoved off to the side as a sort of red-headed stepchild, they'll send the message that Java isn't important to them. Ellison has spoken many times about how the value of Java is essential to the Sun deal; if we take him at his word, we should expect Java to be very prominent, whether or not it has its own official conference.
FWIW, I thought JavaOne had become massively bloated and a huge distraction for Sun. It was crazy how much work Sun put into demos and announcements that would only be seen by J1 attendees, people they'd already won over. Had Sun remained independent, eliminating J1 would have been something I'd have hoped for anyways, as its costs likely far exceeded its benefits (both tangible and intangible). Still, this isn't how I wanted things to turn out. -Chris On Oct 8, 10:57 am, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed, of course. But Oracle just needs to properly define tracks. BTW, > at this point the way Oracle organizes next conference will be a good > indicator of their attitude towards the community. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
