guillaume ORIOL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>James,
>I'm not sure to understand the actual reason for Sun to licence
>the source code of JSWDK (named at the moment JSDK)
>to the Apache group and make it public. I read the press release but you
>know,
>this kind of marketing talk never gives us a clear understanding of things.
Well, I'm not James, but as a neutral third party, I'd like to throw in my
$0.02 based on what I saw at JavaOne...
>I will be a bit polemic in my assumptions (i confess it's done on purpose):
>1- Sun wants to delegate some part of the java development because server
>side java
>(servlet, JSP) is considered minor and Sun prefers to concentrate its team
>on
>a more strategic aspect of java.
Given that Servlets and JSPs are a primary user interface component of Java
2 Enterprise Edition, I have to believe Sun considers them to be very
strategic.
>2- Sun attempts to convince everybody (and the ISO consortium) that java is
>really
>open and public. But it seems java will never be normalized... so it is a
>waste of time.
>3- Sun just wants to do good and REALLY doesn't expect anything in return
>(my favorite!)
>4- There's another interest for Sun i missed.
The overt reason given at JavaOne is that Apache is the most widely used
HTTP server on the Internet, so having a first-class implementation of
servlets and JSPs for that platform is a big win for Sun. To ensure the
greatest chance of acceptance by the Apache user community, it only makes
sense to offer the software as Open Source.
>From a competitive point of view, server-side Java is up against VBscript
and Active Server Pages. Although these are by no means "free" or "open"
technologies, the fact that they are bundled with Windows NT Server means
they are effectively free (in the sense of "zero cost") for those
developers who use them.
To get this technology widely adopted, then, it makes sense to partner with
the server "vendors". According to the latest Netcraft survey
(http://www.netcraft.co.uk/Survey/), Apache is the number one server (56%),
Microsoft IIS is second (22%), and Netscape is third (7%). Jakarta adds
servlets and JSPs to Apache. At JavaOne, Netscape demonstrated the
integration of servlets and JSPs into their forthcoming Version 4 servers,
and announced their goal of having the fastest servlet/JSP implementation
"on the planet".
Now if they could only convince Microsoft to bundle this stuff with IIS...
- Mark
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