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Linux 'Awfully Cathedral-Like' - Java's a Bazaar

Posted by Hemos on from the sparking-a-flame-war dept.

jg21 writes "LinuxWorld draws attention to a curious use of ESR's The Cathedral and the Bazaar by the Sun Microsystems exec who currently talks about Linux more than he does even about Java. Apparently Sun's President and COO Jonathan Schwartz said at a press briefing last week that Java with its JCP is more like ESR's Bazaar than Linux, which he dismissed as being "awfully cathedral-like" since Linus is the final arbiter (or Great Dictator), and not a committee." But be sure you don't mis-use the word Java in this Bazaar or the Mall Police will totally get you.

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  1. best use of java by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    is the new Nintendo DS Pictochat app. Check this out - this morning, I went walking by this group of totally hot chickerinios, so I sent them this message by pictochat -

    "Hey good looking, we'll be back to pick you up later!"

    They were totally hot for me after that! Thank you Java

  2. Java is like a Bazaar by suso · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Run down and hard to find what you want.

    I spent over an hour this weekend trying to simply find a document explaining the variables that need to be set to get java going. This was so that java would be available to users on the server that I am setting up, not so that I could use it.

    So I asked around as to where I could find such a document, any I was pointed to documents that went over everything BUT setting up these variables.

    Sun's website was less than helpful in determining how to get started. Most of the documentation there is for people who already know about Java.

    The last time I really did any Java programming was back in 1998.

    With Linux, it is easy to see how to get started, there are tons of documents on it. Sure, I could have gone out to the web and searched for the variables you need to set for Java to work, but why should I have to? I downloaded the java 2 sdk FROM Sun, why can't I get my information from Sun.

    1. Re:Java is like a Bazaar by suso · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      [sarc]Ok, you're right, my post is offtopic.[/sarc]

  3. Thanks for reminding me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...why I don't read LinuxWorld. I never remember to keep a pair of tweezers handy for picking the tiny bits of content out from among all the ads.

  4. Re:Um... by meatspray · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes, just complimenting your point, I fully agree with your post.

  5. Re:Um... by arose · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I haven't heard Matz complaining about anyone destroying Ruby.

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    Analogies don't equal equalities, they are merely somewhat analogous.