Happy to be corrected :)
On Jun 10, 4:58 pm, Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10 juin 2010, at 08:26, Steven Herod wrote: > > > That's what I wondered, the story talks about how much more costly it > > is what they've budgeted, but as I understand it, Euro zone employment > > laws are pretty insane (18 months salary as severance in France). > > I think you're contributing to a myth here... > -Alexis > > > > > Of course, I'm not an expert, but I just wondered if that was an > > influencer on the intended costs. > > > On Jun 9, 12:48 am, Robert Casto <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I wonder if people are reading more into this than there is. Yes, the > >> European part of Sun is taking a big hit. And why not? It is harder to do > >> business over there with all the employment rules. The EU blocked the sale > >> for a long time and cost Oracle a ton of money and lost opportunity. And > >> with most of the business here in the US where it can be controlled, they > >> should do much better. These markdowns are a common financial tool used to > >> clean the books. If anything, they may look lots better in a year or two > >> once things get off the books. > > >> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:09 AM, jitesh dundas <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> I think they are going to use open-source foundations for their > >>> work..Cutting them out will be a big mistake.. > > >>> They might want to integrate java into their core suite of products, but > >>> removing that will make things uncomfortable for many developers.. > > >>> I am sure larry ellison knows about all the trouble.. > > >>> BTW, dont forget the other products of SUN that Oracle may get..Might help > >>> them compete better with Microsoft ..I mean its obvious larry is going > >>> after > >>> microsoft with all this.. > > >>> regards, > >>> jd > > >>> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Blanford <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> @Chris Adamson > > >>>> Remember, there exists the following: > >>>> Perl Foundation > >>>> Python Foundation > >>>> Linux Foundation > >>>> Apache Foundation > > >>>> All of which are supported by grass roots and corporate efforts (but > >>>> are not controlled by a single corporation). > > >>>> Google and other companies would support this foundation due to their > >>>> dependance on Java. > > >>>> Google, Microsoft and HP all currently support the Apache foundation. > > >>>> On Jun 8, 9:45 am, Chris Adamson <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Who's going to pay for it? Unlike the Mozilla Foundation, this Java > >>>>> Foundation couldn't count on Google search referral money to fund its > >>>>> operations. And IMHO, turning Java into a charity would kill it. > > >>>>> --Chris > > >>>>> On Jun 8, 9:35 am, Blanford <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>>> It is time for Java to go out on its own, it is time for a "Java > >>>>>> Foundation" to manage the project! > > >>>> -- > >>>> 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]<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > >>>> .com> > >>>> . > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > >>> -- > >>> 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]<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > >>> .com> > >>> . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> Robert Castowww.IWantFreeShipping.com > >> Find Amazon Filler Items easily! > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- 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.
