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Gosling on Opening Java

Posted by michael on from the if-you-love-something-let-it-go dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It sounds like James Gosling's nudging Sun closer and closer toward open-sourcing Java, as requested variously by IBM, Eric S. Raymond, and Richard Stallman, though not by JBoss's Marc Fleury. 'Developers value Java's cross platform interoperability and reliability,' Gosling writes, adding 'If we do something to make Java even more open-source than it is already, having safeguards to protect the developer community will be something we pay a lot of attention to.' Surprisingly, 'the creator of the Java programming language,' as Sun usually calls him, seems to be at odds on this issue with his own CEO, Scott McNealy. So, who should have custody of the child, the father...or the boss?"

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  1. Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    What kind of bitch would take her son down with her

    Your mom apparently didn't hesitate. Too bad you survived...

  2. Fuck Java by fire-eyes · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Java is a piece of shit, fuck it.

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  3. Re:Why open Java? by aristotle-dude · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    and that person would be RMS. Sorry GNU/RMS. :)

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  4. Re:The rest of us have to work for a living. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    RMS tainted OSS with the socialist agenda. I dont live in China, fuck RMS.