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Two Takes on the Java Dilemma

Posted by Hemos on from the let-my-sandbox-go dept.

Joe Barr writes "NewsForge is running a pair of excellent commentaries on the plight of Java and the Java development community following the recent "settlement" between longtime rivals Sun and Microsoft. One is by Rick Ross, the articulate leader of JavaLobby, entitled "Where is Java in the settlement?" The second is "Free but shackled: The Java trap" by Richard Stallman. Good reading. Both commentators put their finger on the heart of the problem, albeit from different perspectives." Yes, Newsforge and Slashdot are both owned by OSDN.

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  1. Algol invented the Internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't Algol the d00d who said he invented the Internet and then went and lost the 2000 election?

  2. RMS is spot on this time by Gothmolly · · Score: 5, Funny

    And RMS will be muttering: "those fools, those fools, if only they understood what the GPL was about".

    He mutters that constantly anyway, you insensitive clod!

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  3. Re:Message To America's Students: The War, The Dra by boudie · · Score: 5, Funny

    So what are you trying to say? Is Ralph Nader for or against Java?

  4. Re:Sun will sell Java to the highest bidder by bXTr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which begs the question: if they were all jumping off a bridge, would you do so, too?
    Well, it's either jump or get pushed off by all the people behind you.

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