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:PC Pro: Sun's Scott McNealy Squashes Idea of Java Becoming Open Source
PC Pro: Sun's Scott McNealy Squashes Idea of Java Becoming Open Source
Jun 4, 2004, 14 :00 UTC (17 Talkback[s]) (7989 reads)
(Other stories by Matt Whipp)

"Sun's CEO Scott McNealy has squashed hopes that its Java programming language could be made open source, and cast a shadow over Sun COO Jonathan Schwartz's statement yesterday that the Solaris operating system was to go the same way.

"At a news conference during the public sector technology showcase FOSE 2004, McNealy said he couldn't understand how open sourcing Java would solve anything..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Same old Sun. McNealy's team can&#39 ...   SOS   
cr
Jun 4, 2004, 14:18:52  
What a poorly operated company. I can no ...   "squashed hopes" again? Not a Surprise   
MadDogTMC
Jun 4, 2004, 14:21:51  
It look to me as if there could be a bit ...   Looks like Sun are divided down the middle.   
DFJA
Jun 4, 2004, 14:28:11  
Doesn't it seem suspicious that the ...   FOSE 2004   
IWonder
Jun 4, 2004, 15:40:48  
Typical Sun schizoid behavior.The left h ...   which side of the mouth is Sun talking out of now.   
synthetoonz
Jun 4, 2004, 15:46:29  
Python is easier to learn than Java, is ...   Try Python, you'll love it!   
GreyGeek
Jun 4, 2004, 15:47:04  
This could get interesting in the near f ...   Butting Heads   
scott_R
Jun 4, 2004, 15:58:04  
Sun and so many companies want to pin a ...   Forked Argument   
Jim
Jun 4, 2004, 16:17:56  
They're not getting it. It is pointl ...   Sun Just Doesn't Seem to Get It   
C. Whitman
Jun 4, 2004, 16:23:52  
Well at least the timelag between schizo ...   Killing the only assest they have left   
codez
Jun 4, 2004, 16:26:56  
They can't seem to make a decision, ...   This is why SUN is going to die a horrible death.   
GookBoy
Jun 4, 2004, 16:29:44  
Looks like dr. Jekyll must come to an ag ...   split-personality syndrome   
Florin Andrei
Jun 4, 2004, 16:38:49  
> Python is easier to learn than Java, i ...   Re: Try Python, you'll love it!   
flacco
Jun 4, 2004, 17:20:28  
God, save us from simple-minded! ...   Re: Try Python, you'll love it!   
mercury
Jun 4, 2004, 18:25:54  
The article is FUD, and thirteen out of ...   Wake Up People   
ac
Jun 5, 2004, 00:21:58  
> Sun may not be a perfect ally, but the ...   Re: Wake Up People   
Tom W.
Jun 5, 2004, 04:42:33  
I totally agree with the comments made a ...   A SUNW clarification is Needed   
sgposs
Jun 6, 2004, 14:58:30  
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