No more Java 7

http://www.jroller.com/scolebourne/entry/no_more_java_7

by jaaron • 17 years ago

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dcminter2• 17 years ago

Sun were always a bit wary about the Java trademark after their tangle with Microsoft. That may be part of the issue, but honestly I think it's more likely to be down to the random bureaucracy of the JSR and JCP efforts.

I really don't buy the conspiracy theory and I'm puzzled to see the article up-voted so high without comment.

I'm much more interested in the question of what will actually arrive in Java/JDK7 and whether they'll ever move to a faster release cycle than the current geological process.

jaaron2• 17 years ago

It's not so much a conspiracy theory as a well documented public argument between Apache and Sun. You can decide who's right, but there's neither conspiracy nor theory there.

dcminter2• 17 years ago

I disagree. It is a conspiracy theory about the implications of the naming conventions currently being used by Sun.

The "argument" between Apache and Sun is hardly well documented. He cites a two year old open letter from Apache to Sun, and then in a follow-up article indulges in a great deal of armchair lawyering.

The cited links to Sun developer blogs don't seem to support the argument being made one jot.

No more Java 7

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