Support Forums: Message List - Simon Phipps on OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com Most recent forum messages en Jive Forums Silver 5.5.30 (www.jivesoftware.com) Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:04 -0400 Re: OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 so they still mostly depend on vendors like red hat to help them for majority of linux support....]]> Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:29:57 -0400 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:29:57 -0400 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:29:57 -0400 Jul 28, 2006 Cameron Purdy 0 Re: OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463
I wonder how they support their own customizations ?
Depend on their own employees ?


I don't think that the customizations tend to be that "deep". Most of these big companies will adopt a standard hardware...]]> Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:03:17 -0400 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:03:17 -0400 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:03:17 -0400 Jul 27, 2006 shawn spencer 1 Re: OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 but they still tend to get locked into a particular combination of versions of various pieces of software (kernel, gcc, etc.) that they have gotten comfortable with, and refuse (or have problems) moving off of.

Peace,

Cameron...]]> Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:58:06 -0400 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:58:06 -0400 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:58:06 -0400 Jul 27, 2006 Kirk Pepperdine 0 Re: OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 I wonder how they support their own customizations ?
Depend on their own employees ?...]]> Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:16:23 -0400 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:16:23 -0400 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:16:23 -0400 Jul 26, 2006 Cameron Purdy 3 Re: OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463
how many organizations have bought and customized their own version of linux ?


Surprisingly, many do. I see it all the time at various customers of ours (including banks, financial services houses, big online...]]> Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:21:07 -0400 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:21:07 -0400 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:21:07 -0400 Jul 26, 2006 shawn spencer 4 Re: OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 how many organizations have bought and customized their own version of linux ?...]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:11:50 -0400 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:11:50 -0400 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:11:50 -0400 Jul 25, 2006 Cameron Purdy 5 Re: OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:54:04 -0400 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:54:04 -0400 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:54:04 -0400 Jul 25, 2006 Justin O'Dwyer 0 Re: I Looked http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:36:08 -0400 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:36:08 -0400 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:36:08 -0400 Jul 25, 2006 Ivo Limmen 0 Innovation happens elsewhere!! http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:34:31 -0400 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:34:31 -0400 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:34:31 -0400 Jul 25, 2006 Mohammad wrk 0 Re: OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 I tend to agree with this as well. However, I have to ask how languages such as Perl and Python seem to exist without thousands of forks being made while staying open source?...]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:21:32 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:21:32 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:21:32 -0400 Jul 24, 2006 Will Hartung 1 Re: OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 I agree with James gosling about not to open source java. we would end with with thousands of versions and increase incompatibitlity etc. the very basic principle of "wirte once and run everywhere" will be gone....]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:41:01 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:41:01 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:41:01 -0400 Jul 24, 2006 Chris Johnston 2 Re: OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463
I agree with James gosling about not to open source java. we would end with with thousands of versions and increase incompatibitlity etc. the very basic principle of "wirte once and run everywhere" will be...]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:40:21 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:40:21 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:40:21 -0400 Jul 24, 2006 shawn spencer 6 I Looked http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 Look at Eclipse
...]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:15:12 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:15:12 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:15:12 -0400 Jul 24, 2006 Jon Kofal 1 Re: OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 I agree with James gosling about not to open source java. we would end with with thousands of versions and increase incompatibitlity etc. the very basic principle of "wirte once and run everywhere" will be gone....]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:51:35 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:51:35 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:51:35 -0400 Jul 24, 2006 Henri Dupre 9 OpenSource Java http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=41463 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:31:55 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:31:55 -0400 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:31:55 -0400 Jul 24, 2006 shawn spencer 14