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Java Evangelist Leaves Sun After MS Settlement

Posted by simoniker on from the shifting-into-shade dept.

aeoo writes "The Register says that Rich Green, the vice president of developer platforms and the major public voice for Java is 'quitting Sun in disgust' due to the recent settlement between Sun and Microsoft. The article hints that there may be more to follow. On the other hand, there is an article at eWeek with a different slant, saying that Rich Green tendered his resignation prior to the settlement. What impact, if any, will this have on open sourcing Java? It looks like Sun is still considering it."

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  1. Cat got your tongue? by SparafucileMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sun is scared to open-source Java because the "zealots" will end up turning it into LISP.

    1. Re:Cat got your tongue? by RLW · · Score: 4, Funny

      (For (Bob's (sake (quite (bashing (Lisp!)))))) ((((((It's) a) wonderful) language) and) all) other) lauguages) ((would) ((be) (happy))) (to be) (((just) like) it)(!)

    2. Re:Cat got your tongue? by Valdrax · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, no, no. You didn't get the syntax right at all!

      (map (quit reader (bash reader LISP)) (for sake Bob))
      (and (is it (fill language wonder)) (become (just-like LISP (subtract all-languages LISP)) happy))

      See, much more readable!

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    3. Re:Cat got your tongue? by scrytch · · Score: 4, Funny

      youre->right(I.think(*lisp>(crufty[t o][(most*)people])));

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  2. Re:Explain by Neil+Blender · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sun became $un.

  3. It's the principle! by Chromodromic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Okay.

    So what did he say as he was leaving?

    GREEN: "What do you think this is about? Hmmm? MONEY?"

    MCNEALY: "Well, um ..."

    JOY: "Actually, yes."

    MCNEALY: "Well, okay, yeah, yes. I would have to, yeah ... Yes."

    GREEN: "Oh, so THAT'S the way it is. So you've coldly abandoned the noble principles of SOFTWARE!?!?"

    JOY: "Uhhh ... Yeah."

    MCNEALY: "The what?"

    GREEN: "Well if all you people care about is 2 billion measly dollars, I'M LEAVING!!!"

    JOY: "Okay."

    MCNEALY: "Yeah, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out ..."

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  4. Re:Quick summary of the near future by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    3. The next software war will involve Microsoft and IBM directly
    4. IBM will win.

    Oh, you mean like OS/2 vs. Windows 95.

  5. dibs by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 5, Funny

    I call dibs.

    Already faxed my resume to Sun's HR.

  6. SUN Windows ;) by kompiluj · · Score: 3, Funny

    Imagine this running Windows.

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