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To me (and IANAL), this sounds like a stern response to Google's claims that Sun/Oracle are supporting such projects (not a very good response, mind you). It i
by invisible 16y ago
To me (and IANAL), this sounds like a stern response to Google's claims that Sun/Oracle are supporting such projects (not a very good response, mind you). It is a shame that it has to play out this way, but it seems Oracle thinks this is in its best interests somehow. Maybe destroying Java is somehow beneficial to them (I have no idea how besides getting rid of the responsibility)? Does Java-as-a-product have a positive cash flow?
- wheels 16y agoOracle relies heavily on Java for their enterprise products (including the custom business logic that their consultants write for customers). Oracle has a deep vested interest in Java, however, so do their competitors. They may just be trying to put it on a shorter leash.
- ShardPhoenix 16y agoConsidering the obvious alternative to Java (for the sort of large company that still heavily uses Java) is C# and the Microsoft stack, Oracle ought to be careful not to even wound Java too much, and certainly not kill it.
- bad_user 16y ago.NET can even act as a direct replacement, because .NET's type-system is a superset of Java and because of http://www.ikvm.net/ http://www.ikvm.net/ (because of it, projects like Eclipse and Apache Derby have been seen running on top of Mono :))
- hga 16y agoYou know, prior to the aquisition, the question of "Who do we trust more (distrust less), Sun or Microsoft?" was obvious. Now it's not quite as clear cut, depending on Oracle's actions going forward.