Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 12, 2004 10:54 PM
Java not being free, and available on the linux platform could be of great future benefit to linux taking off on the desktop, when people can get all thier applications to run on linux,
>> then they won't have a need for MS anymore, and MS can play as an equal competitor, instead of rule as an evil monopoly.
Indeed, maybe they won't need Micro$oft, but they'll need Sun, and by that time $un and Micro$oft are going to be identical (or almo$t).
And that's exactly the right point of Stallman. Don't use Sun's Java if you don't want to be trapped!
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Re:There is a free java
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 12, 2004 10:54 PM>> then they won't have a need for MS anymore, and MS can play as an equal competitor, instead of rule as an evil monopoly.
Indeed, maybe they won't need Micro$oft, but they'll need Sun, and by that time $un and Micro$oft are going to be identical (or almo$t).
And that's exactly the right point of Stallman. Don't use Sun's Java if you don't want to be trapped!
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