Re: The ASF Resigns From the JCP Executive Committee

At this point, with the ginormous mountain of Java code out there, replacing Java would be about as difficult as replacing COBOL.
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From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Bartell [aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 3:31 PM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: [WEB400] The ASF Resigns From the JCP Executive Committee

This could have some serious/unfortunate/interesting ramifications.

https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the_asf_resigns_from_the

Does anybody know if IBM has issued formal statements of how they are
surviving the Oracle purchase of Java/Sun? And then of course there is the
Oracle suit against Google's Android usage of Java:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-20013546-265.html

I do enough Java programming that I am definitely concerned about where
things are going. Not that another language couldn't just pop up and start
taking ownership.

Aaron Bartell
www.MowYourLawn.com/blog
www.OpenRPGUI.com
www.SoftwareSavesLives.com
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