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I don't remember Java going down this path. Also the Julia license is very permissive which undermines the commercial case for, and removes the community impera

by sgt101 9y ago

I don't remember Java going down this path. Also the Julia license is very permissive which undermines the commercial case for, and removes the community imperative for alternate implementations.

dkersten 9y ago
What path? Java has many compatible implementations and I've never heard of anyone having problems because of this.
pjmlp 9y ago
Java always had multiple implementations since the early days. That was one of the ways how Sun made money with it, by certifying implementations for the trademark symbol.
shakna 9y ago
Java actually has a lot of implementations. [0] Some examples you might know: HotSpot, the base for Java SE and OpenJDK OpenJ9, now run by Eclipse. DoppioJVM, a JVM for JavaScript. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Java_virtual_machines#Free_and_open_source_implementations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Java_virtual_machines#...