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Thread ID: 43773	2004-03-26 07:41:00	Java demise?	aNtzy (4070)	Press F1

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225259	2004-03-26 07:41:00	Well, it seems that Sun has rejected any plans to make Java open source. There is a growing concerned about how Sun is maintaining Java. If Java is to be competitive then it's hope for the future may well be to open the source code up to the wider (global) commmunity. Sun's decision as reported (gcn.com) by the Government Computer News. Arguments (news.osdir.com) for and against.	aNtzy (4070)
225260	2004-03-26 09:32:00	Why do they need it to be open source anyway? Its a programming language :| You can make it do what you want anyway. As soon as people get the source for java and start modifying it, then you might run into problems when trying to run the program on another system.	PoWa (203)
225261	2004-03-27 02:24:00	Sun had major problems with a large company which breached the licence conditions which required Java implementations to be maintain the platform independence.;-) Perhaps that caused them to think again about making it really open. It's free. And it doesn't tie you to a particular platform. What more can you want?	Graham L (2)
225262	2004-03-27 09:12:00	> Sun had major problems with a large company which > breached the licence conditions which required Java > implementations to be maintain the platform > independence.;-) > > Perhaps that caused them to think again about making > it really open. > > It's free. And it doesn't tie you to a particular > platform. What more can you want? Sun has done an awful job at maintaining Java. This has seriously frustrated Java programmers. Opening the code up will allow a wider community to help maintain an already free language. This is something which is not currently possible. If this wasn't an issue then Sun would not have considered open source as an option in the first place. Those calling for an open source Java are Java programmers, et al! Will this see the end of Java's platform independence? No! That would be absurded considering that is what made, and will continue to make Java a great language.	aNtzy (4070)
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