[–] wolfrom 15y ago ↗ Isn't comparing Oracle to SCO coming close to showing that Java will die just as quickly as Linux? [–] cstross 15y ago ↗ No, it's showing that Java will die just as quickly as UNIX. (Specifically the bastardized offshoot of SVR4.2 for IA32 that SCO were selling.)It is a really bad idea to sue people who use your products -- onlookers may get entirely the wrong idea and start crossing the street to avoid you.
[–] cstross 15y ago ↗ No, it's showing that Java will die just as quickly as UNIX. (Specifically the bastardized offshoot of SVR4.2 for IA32 that SCO were selling.)It is a really bad idea to sue people who use your products -- onlookers may get entirely the wrong idea and start crossing the street to avoid you.
[–] keefe 15y ago ↗ I wonder if it's actually possible google forked some code they shouldn't have?I think using java and writing your own vm are quite different cases.
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[ 12.3 ms ] story [ 14.4 ms ] threadIt is a really bad idea to sue people who use your products -- onlookers may get entirely the wrong idea and start crossing the street to avoid you.
I think using java and writing your own vm are quite different cases.