By bloid
via jroller.com
Published: Apr 17 2007 / 00:31
Last week, Apache went public in a dispute with Sun concerning the terms under which they can obtain a free licence for Sun's Java Compatibility Testing Kit (JCK). They will regret posting that letter, for the following reasons:
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Paul Bain replied ago:
This has got to be one of the most asinine articles that I have ever written. By obstructing an OSS project, Sun is simply *once again* demonstrating that it does NOT understand the OSS revolution. Furthermore, Sun is giving me yet another reason (not that I need another reason) to abandon Java and move to RoRails. When are Sun and their G_dDamned lackeys (e.g., the morons who moderated this article up) going to wake up and realize that actions such as these are simply *encouraging* developers to move to RoRails?? WHEN???
Paul Bain replied ago:
I meant to write, "This has got to be one of the most asinine articles that I have ever *read,*" not "that I have ever written." BTW, the "five minute edit" feature here on dZone needs some work. It is apparently buggy. I was unable to edit my comment in order to make this correction.
jwenting replied ago:
a well written piece, I must agree with Dave on this. Though I doubt it's the Apache foundation behind that "open letter", but rather a few interested parties in the Harmony team (IBM mainly) who've been trying for the better part of a decade to take control over Java away from Sun.
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