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> Subject: Re: IBM's Java/Linux agenda: why JDK1.1.6 port?
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> Do you know why IBM ported JDK1.1.6 instead of 1.1.8? I could understand
> why they did not pick up 1.2, but 1.1.8 is very stable and capable of.
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> Jacob
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Do you know why IBM ported JDK1.1.6 instead of 1.1.8? I could understand
why they did not pick up 1.2, but 1.1.8 is very stable and capable of.
Jacob
Aravind Selvaraje wrote:
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> Agreed.
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> Currently, IBM spends more money on Java and Java related products than Sun.
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> With their EJB market
Linux runs well on PowerPC which is CPU for AIX, OS/390, and OS/400. So
for IBM Linux could be MVS (their mainframe OS) for 21 centure as well.
Jacob
Charles Forsythe wrote:
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> > And who thinks that the big heads at IBM have other reasons for supporting
> > java [than] ... java hurts M$.
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Agreed.
Currently, IBM spends more money on Java and Java related products than Sun.
With their EJB marketing they are promoting the fact that you can develop
beans on your laptop, test them and when ready to scale drop them on to a
mid range AIX or AS/400 box or if you want huge grunt, put them
