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  3. February 2008

Re: EGL vs. Java

Joe Pluta wrote:
There's also the fact that IBM owns the language; because of this they can extend it much more quickly than through a full-blown community process, and the results speak volumes.

> Adam Glauser wrote:
It's probably worth noting that this proprietary nature can cut both ways. What can be freely extended can be yanked just as easily.

Joe Pluta wrote:
Not sure what your point is, Adam. Are you saying that IBM languages are less stable than others?

My point is that I don't think "because it is proprietary it is flexible" is a good argument. I can just as easily say "because it is proprietary it could be discontinued at any time". VARPG comes to mind - though I don't know enough about its history to know if it is a perfect example.

FWIW, I think EGL has promise and I'm intrigued by some of the other selling points you've mentioned.

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