Re: OT: Politics of Java
On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 02:23, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> On Thursday 21 November 2002 00:12, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 00:18, Kirk Strauser wrote:
> > > At 2002-11-21T05:06:49Z, Kent West <westk@acu.edu> writes:
[snip]
> > > mess. Sun may very well develop and maintain Java for decades to come,
> > > but they could also drop the project tomorrow and start reigning in usage
> > > of their trademark. It probably won't happen, but it *could*, and that
> > > kind of bothers me.
> >
> > I wonder if they (Sun) really do see themselves as a bulwark
> > against The Evil Empire, like Gondor warring against Mordor?
>
> much more like orks v. goblins. or the European countries during the colonial
> era.
You are *much* too harsh. Never forget who gave us NFS, yp and
OpenOffice, and who was one of the early pioneers in bringing
Unix out of academia and into "the world". Certainly, that doesn't
warrant comparisons with orcs and goblins.
Also, I asked not how others see them, but how they see themselves.
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