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Open Source is out of the Java process

Posted by timothy on from the switch-to-tea dept.

Yogidabear writes: "According to the Apache group, Open Source has been officially locked out of the Java process with JSR 99 (Java Specification Participation Agreement). The article on the Jakarta site notes that IBM in particular voted against this JSR and many others noted that they were not happy with the stance Sun was taking against Open Source. What does this mean for the Open Source community as it relates to Java? And, better yet, what does this mean for Java?"

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  1. Reference to Doom by fm6 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    No, Jakarta is strictly an Apache thing. As with all things Java, Sun does its own reference implementations.

    Let's face it. Java's worst enemy is not Microsoft. It's Sun. It's true that Microsft did a pretty good job of screwing up Java. But they didn't do it out of malice or greed. The folks in Redmond simply suffer from the arrogant believe that only they know how to architect software platforms -- and so do the folks in Menlo Park.

  2. But many said Apache/OS was important! by ChiefPilot · · Score: 4, Informative
    Apple, Caldera, Phillips, Seimens, Palm, and Moto all voted 'yes' while noting in their comments that Apache/Open Source participation in the JCP was important.

    Sun, TI, Nokia, HP, Borland, Fujitsu, and IONA all voted 'yes' without comment.