How Much Java in the Linux World?

Posted by simoniker on Friday July 2, 2004 @10:29PM from the this-much dept.

jg21 writes "Java is 'incredibly heavily used' in the Linux community, according to Sun's James Gosling, one of Java's co-creators. Gosling was debating Stanford's Lawrence Lessig, Apache co-founder Brian Behlendorf, IBM's Rod Smith, and others at JavaOne this week about the possible merits of open-sourcing Java vs the market's demand for continuing compatibility. But Behlendorf seemed not to agree. So who was right, how many Slashdotters are also Java users? Is "incredibly heavily used" an overstatement by Gosling, who after all helped create the language and therefore might be biased?"

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Of course we use Java by PimpbotChris · 2004-07-02 22:33 · Score: 3, Funny

If we didnt, do you think we would be whinging every day about it not being open source?

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I Use it Daily by cmacb · 2004-07-02 22:43 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm hooked on the stuff. If I don't have a cup first thing in the morning the whole day is shot.

I think Java should be free. Down with Starbucks!
I know what he means by arvindn · 2004-07-02 22:49 · Score: 5, Funny

Start up a JVM process and you'll find that it makes incredibly heavy use of resources. That's what he means, incredibly heavily used ;-)