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The Apache/Sun Relationship Worsens

Posted by Hemos on from the gotta-loosen-your-grip-on-java dept.

d6y writes "Over on the O'Reilly weblogs there's an entry on the relationship between Sun's Java Community Process and Apache. Sun have been rubbing people up with wrong way (the problems of licensing open source J2EE containers; stuts v. JavaFaces; log4j v. JDK 1.4 logging....) and I hope this gets sorted out real soon. See also the original VNUNet article and Apache's position paper."

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  1. You've got it all wrong! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    Pay attention, people! This is SUN! NOT Microsoft! They support UNIX!

    So it's completely impossible that Java is a proprietary platform, because only MS makes proprietary software.

    And if it is, it's completely impossible that Sun would ever abuse their control over that platform, because only MS does that.

    And if they did, it's completely impossible that they are doing it for any reason other than defeating the evil Microsoft!

  2. Re:Java vs Apache, its an easy decision. by hey! · · Score: 3, Funny
    It sure as hell isn't os class language and its not a language for amature programmers (because VB wins that one).


    Hmm, so you don't see any need for a programming language between those extremes? I would infer your position is that people who aren't creating operating systems (by that I mean the software that sit between the iron and everything else) are amateurs?

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  3. Daddy, Why is Sun so mean to Apache? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dad: 'cause they're a Java monopoly, Sally. Apache's truly open software threatens to hurt Sun's bottom line.

    Sally: Sun are mean bullies! They should leave Apache alone!

    Dad: Heh heh, yes they should Sally, yes they should.