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ESR's Open Letter to McNealy: Set Java Free!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the let-my-people-go dept.

yukster writes "Eric Raymond has posted an open letter to Sun Microsystem's Scott McNealy asking him to 'Let Java go.' He says Sun can 'have ubiquity or [it] can have control.' The excellent improvements made to Java in the upcoming 1.5 release help re-level the playing field with C#. But, it seems like if Sun really wants Java to rule the world, they should heed ESR's advice. Hey Mr. McNealy, listen to this guy... set Java free!"

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  1. Who cares? by slurpburp · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Fsck Java, python was BORN free!

  2. Re:What has ESR done in the past 3 years? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    One problem though,

    Who in their right mind would want to be associated with this hacker-emblem-don't-know-the-difference-between-sh are-price-and-market-cap fuck?

  3. You are an idiot troll by LibertineR · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If you read, (I doubt it) check the shelves at your local bookstore. Count the number of .NET books vs. Java books in the programming section. They aint there for show, stupid. They are there because people are buying them. The only way you make any sense, is if your own name is ".NET". Then, you would be right.

  4. Re:Never been impressed with ESR by rollingrock · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    What ESR and his ilk fail to realize is the concept of OSS would never have gotten the modern world to where it is today. The whole argument of free software is the same as outsourcing high-tech jobs to India to create better jobs in the US.
    I think my head just exploded... a post calling out an article on a poor understanding of economics is responded to by a post with a different but equally poor understanding of economics.
  5. isn't it obvious? by delmoi · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why the *hell* is he comparing Red Hat and Sun by *share price*?

    Because he's an idiot.

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