Better yet we should be urging IBM and SUN to Open Source their operating
system. The business communities that adopted the java os should be leaning
on Sun and IBM to do it also. The only way the JavaOS was going to gain
momentum is to be open sourced. If they where to do such a thing I bet you
would see some crazy stuff happen with it in a very short period of time.
Sun and IBM could still hammer java home and we could have the os we
need....
nuff said!
Cliff
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Duska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Saturday, August 21, 1999 1:37 PM
Subject: [JOS-Kernel] NewsFlash: IBM and Sun kill JavaOS, comments
>Here is a news item that is very important to us. IBM and Sun has killed
the
>JavaOS initiative. There is a section on this news at Slashdot.org. There
is
>nothing on Javalobby, which is make me feel that this becoming more and
more
>a joke of a information portal IMHO... Here is a link to the story
>
>http://www.excite.com/computers_and_internet/tech_news/zdnet/?article=zdnew
s
>1.inp
>
>I think the group needs to reply to this news item. At end of this message
I
>have added rough idea of a press release that the group might release.
>
>would appear that our group should follow the slashdot org thread. I
>dontrack of comments and publish a reply. This would bring this project to
>peoples attention, and possible get some press for the project, which now
>appears to be the only JavaOS.
>
>I think with all hopla around Linux, I think we need to describe why JOS is
>better than Linux on the desktop. I know that this is key question that I
>have for the group.
>
>Later,
>
>Jeff Duska
>Free Builder - GUI Designer Lead
>Korfe - Project Lead
>
>
>
>Idea for press release...
>
> ---- 00 ----
>
>Open Source JavaOS Team responds to IBM and Sun's JavaOS for Business
>announcement
>
>August 21 1999 -
>The Java Open Source OS group is disappointed with the news that IBM and
Sun
>have announced the disconituation of the JavaOS for Business. There is
still
>an important need for JavaOS in several key markets. As Anne Thomas, an
>analyst with The Patricia Seybold Group stated in the ZDNN article. JavaOS
>"...was a really nice solution." As this news story points our there is
>still a large customer intrest in this option.
>
>Our team wishes to extend our an offer to help transition folks from the
IBM
>and Sun soluton to our JavaOS development. We also welcome developers,
>indivuals, and companies that wish to help with our project.
>
>We will also be releasing a detail responce for developers, for managers,
>and for the press in near future.
>
>JOS is an Open Source project that goal is to create an Open Source version
>of the JavaOS. More background blah, blah, blah...
>
> ---- 00 ----
>
>
>
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