[PLUG] Why is java is evil ???? (was "new guy with questions" )
Jason Van Cleve
jvancleve at chrome.com
Tue Jun 27 16:54:48 UTC 2006
I have read something about it. But I haven't read of any cases where
Java's license was ever an issue, and I think it very unlikely that I will.
Nothing is certain, but in this case we have a very potent and well
established language which we can feel reasonably secure in using. A storm
may roll in over the west hills this afternoon, but I'm not carrying an
umbrella. You may call that idealism, but I call it getting on with things.
--Jason V. C.
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Carla Schroder
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 6:41 PM
> To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Why is java is evil ???? (was "new guy
> with questions" )
>
>
> On Monday 26 June 2006 5:57 pm, Jason Van Cleve wrote:
> > But Mr. Ensley was
> > asking about using Java for his Web app's and desktop
> app's, for which
> > Java is eminently suited. The licensing issues surrounding it have
> > been debated for years, but I would say it's more just
> idealism than
> > any practical consideration.
>
> I take it you have not studied the rationale behind Free
> Software, and do not
> understand the very practical effects of it. Blind idealism
> is trusting in
> the goodwill of a vendor, rather than in legally-binding
> software license
> that protects end-users and the hard work of developers.
>
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