On Thu, 2008-04-24 at 00:58 -0600, Justin Findlay wrote: > This sounds quite good. My main complaint against java is that there's > so many different names, concurrent but apparently conflicting version > number schemes, environments, specializations, and aftermarket rebundles > that it's hard to know what to think when someone says 'java' or when > they want you to 'install java'. Is that indicative of fragmentation or > am I just a little naive?
To a certain degree, it's standard operating procedure for a large proprietary software company. To a larger degree, it's SOP for Sun; they have a long history not only with Java, but Solaris, iPlanet, and more. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
