Will Oracle alienate the Java community next? | Linux Today

Will Oracle alienate the Java community next?

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 21, 2011

[ Thanks to Amy Bennett for this link. ]

“Given Oracle’s pratfalls and fumbles with some of the
open source projects they inherited from Sun (OpenSolaris, Hudson,
and now OpenOffice.org), doesn’t anyone wonder how long it’s going
to take for them to royally screw up the crown jewel of the Sun
acquisition, Java?

“Boy, I sure do.

“Given that Java is perhaps the most important open source
project Oracle acquired when it bought Sun (and I would venture the
biggest reason Sun was bought in the first place), Oracle has to be
very careful how it handles the open source Java community. So far?
Not doing such a good job.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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