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Sun and Eclipse Squabble

Posted by michael on from the quit-blocking-my-light dept.

gbjbaanb writes "CNET news is reporting on a potential spat between Sun and Eclipse: 'Sun Microsystems has sent a letter to members of Eclipse, urging the increasingly influential open-source project to unify rather than fragment the Java-based development tool market.' Although Sun's letter says it wants interoperability, and a 'broad base' for java tools, it then insists Eclipse should push to be a 'unifying force for Java technology'. Competing tools is a good thing, but it sounds like Sun just wants everything to work its way."

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  1. Sun vs. IBM by midshipman_geek · · Score: 1, Troll

    Sun just wants control of the IDE market, that's all. Eclipse should ignore it as if it's not even happening. That's how significant it is.

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    Miserable failure
  2. Jesus. You people really don't get it. by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 0, Troll
    but it sounds like Sun just wants everything to work its way

    No, it sounds like Sun has a head that is not up their ass. It sounds like Sun understands that a fragmented Java and a fragmented Open Source are a Microsoft / SCO win. People, pull you heads out of your asses, and get with the program. Don't like the proprietary software model? Support something that can actually bring it down. Otherwise, go home and suck on your mamma's tit.

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    "Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck
  3. let's them fight each other... by axxackall · · Score: 0, Troll
    ... meanwhile I'll use Python:
    • better for both server and GUI sides,
    • actually open and free,
    • actually multiplatform,
    • better OOP implementation,
    • better functional programming support,
    • and running in all four deployable ways:
      • from the interpretter command prompt;
      • from the on-the-fly generated script;
      • from the compiled byte-code;
      • from the compiled native binaries;
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    Less is more !
  4. Re:Eclipse invited Sun... by zarr · · Score: 0, Troll
    ...there are other IDEs written in Swing that work even faster than Eclipse.

    Can you please tell me exactly which IDEs you are referring to? In my experience, even the most trivial Swing applications are painfully slow...

    zarr