Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:47:49 +0200 From: Marcin Cieslak <saper@system.pl> To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Cc: Mark Hindess <mark.hindess@googlemail.com>, Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OpenJDK BSD Port project: why FreeBSD Java Fondation is not metioned? Message-ID: <48C2DE65.3080005@system.pl> In-Reply-To: <379573552.20080906183413@serebryakov.spb.ru> References: <48BE7D9D.9090500@FreeBSD.org> <200809031816.04525.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> <20080903205006.GA66614@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <200809060837.m868bRTB032738@d12av03.megacenter.de.ibm.com> <379573552.20080906183413@serebryakov.spb.ru>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Lev Serebryakov wrote: > Hello, Mark. > You wrote 6 сентября 2008 г., 12:36:39: > >> I suspect that some FreeBSD users would prefer a "java" with a license >> that is closer to the BSD license. Perhaps, they'll use Apache Harmony? >> (It might actually be working on FreeBSD in the same sort of time >> frame.) > But many users would prefer Java(TM), because many commercial > products will lost support if Java palatform is not Java(TM)... > This will last only that long as long the bugs will be fixed fast and new features implemented will be timely and in due manner. There are two examples from the past: 1) OpenSSH vs. SSH.com Almost everybody switched to an alternative, because it got better, and it was free. 2) OpenOffice.org vs. go-oo.org In this case SCA and the Sun process seems to be obstacle in faster development. Interesting discussion went there: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnome.ximian.openoffice/2618 I don't know which way the JDK will go, however. --Marcin [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQCVAwUBSMLeZj2W2v2wY27ZAQNbPgP8CoiJIxoOQsr8/NEoSKxhGLxPQHoA03Fo GoUDROLfLTDR0NxMBK+IYLl98i7P+pprVSWPu0kpkeq7R/nIuh+C0NMdhcBvEG0r VWyL6gNzSulrTJG042TKvBwhi20uSkYazFNO5QCKKST2OIsee5DeNNRpb20zrClj rOc78HEjN/g= =JFPI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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