Sun revokes FreeBSD license for Java

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

Tom,

  Have you tried any of the alternative implementations of Java?
Sun's isn't the only one out there.

Ted

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Tom Vilot
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:49 AM
> To: questions at freebsd.org
> Cc: Paul_Krill at infoworld.com; tedm at toybox.placo.com
> Subject: Re: Sun revokes FreeBSD license for Java
> 
> 
> Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> 
> >  I think there is a story there for you but more along the lines of:
> >"Sun's wishy-washy licensing terms driving people away from Java"
> >
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> Sun has screwed up the licensing of Java from the start. Their deal with 
> Microsoft early on made that clear to me.
> 
> I prefer to use just about any other tool (except, of course, for 
> JSP/.NET, etc). Python, Perl, ... any other tool will do the jobs I need 
> done and I can avoid the sluggishness of Java, the licensing 
> ambiguities, and the dependence on a company that is *not* a software 
> company to begin with!
> 
> Grrrr..
> 
>  > Please state your specific affiliation with FreeBSD.
> 
> None. Just a user.
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