Re: JFORK: Or a reasonable response to the Sun SCSL
Seth R Arnold wrote:
> Java is being taught in many schools, mine included, as the default
> language. Our profs do not mind if we use other languages, but all example
> code, all example everything, the default IDE in the labs, EVERYTHING, is
> java. That makes for a few years of CS students that know nothing but Java.
> (Depressing..)
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Thats OK, the schools are almost always about 2 years behind the real
world. The real purpose of schooling is to teach you the skill of
thinking in an effective manner, not to teach facts.
> Java has spread to Mac, to os/2 (I hope), win32, win3.1, free unix,
> commercial unix, practically every platform.
>
> I have a hard time believing that one GNU Hurd VM module will suddenly cause
> all that momentum to go away.
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That's what Bill Gates said about the little Linux kernel that a CS
student gave to the world.:-)
(Especially, if Ean has it right -- building a
> VM for Hurd, if built from the java 2.0 specs, is going to fall under the
> Derivitive Works section of SCSL. And be not free.)
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I did not mean to imply using their specs. Just the idea, then create
our own specs. If the free software community builds a really better set
of communication tools, then anyone in a responsible position will want
to use it. I propose looking to Apache, Perl, and a host of GNU tools,
GCC, SED, EGC, etc as examples.
>
> Some very nice points, but I doubt the hurd will be able to serve as the
> magic bullet.
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No magic bullet, but maybe just the right size pebble for a small guy
with a slingshot.
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John Foster
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