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Sun Gets Open Source Into NSW Government
lplatypus writes "ZDNet Australia reports that Sun Microsystems has "has cleared a place for its Java Enterprise System on the NSW government's software shelf, continuing its campaign to weaken Microsoft's monopoly over the desktop." The Age clarifies that Sun's offering includes open source components such as Linux, Gnome, Mozilla and Evolution. Another article is at Australian IT, or see Sun's press release."
It is more productive to voice thoughtful opinions (reply) than to judge (moderate) others.
What a crock.
If it was more productive to voice than to moderate, there would be no need for moderation!
The purpose of moderation is to improve the s/n ratio. (Signal/Noise - an engineering term from radio commonly translated to posts on Internet forums)
While there needs to be a minimum amount of feedback, as soon as that minimum is reached, it's just as important to moderate the posts to ensure a reasonable, high quality of material.
I don't view one as more important than the other, I view them both as fairly equivalent.
I have no problem with your religion until you decide it's reason to deprive others of the truth.
On the contrary, Java is an already strong brand name which will survive for even longer now.
It's all about marketing, it's not about being descriptive.
Does this mean that Sun will start using Java internally? Because they dont, in case you didnt know; it was too buggy, and they found it lacking in version control.
It may not be good enough for Sun, but its good enough to sell to governments!
Manipulate the moderator system! Mod someone as "overrated" today.