The SUN/Apache partnership on servlets and JSP will considerably help
further the adoption of servlets and JSP in the web world, and to me that's
why SUN is doing this. Increased exposure will mean increased access, will
mean there are more people able to write servlets and JSP, will mean
increased usage, will mean increased demand (I assuming newbies will like
what they see), will mean increased pressure on ISPs and web hosts to
support servlets and JSP, will mean increased coverage of Java on the server
side of web development, which all will mean more Java users, more Java
believers (again assumed), and more money (hey, this is a business after
all).
So SUN does good by doing good, which IS good. A win win proposition
(unless you've been betting on ASP and Perl).
I look forward to the day when I'm not asked to maintain a CGI process
written in Perl (#$%!!!)
Dan
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> From: guillaume ORIOL[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java
> Servlet API Technology.
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 12:22 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Applause: James and Sun and Apache team
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
> 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.
>
> >Nic Ferrier wrote:
> >>
> >> Much respect Sun for getting the free software (or Open Source or
> >> whatever) people involved in Servlets.
> >>
> >> Applause is due and given.
> >
> >Thank ya, thank ya very much.. :)
>
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