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    Goodbye Sun

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8213425.stm

    The US Justice Department has given its approval for business software firm Oracle to take over computer hardware software maker Sun Microsystems.

    The $7.4bn (£4.5bn) deal was agreed by the two in April this year, but still needs approval from the European Commission before it can be concluded.

    The acquisition gives Oracle control over Java, a key programming language used in its products.

    The takeover had been held up over questions about licensing Java.

    The language is used in billions of electronic devices across the world.


    That's the end of Java then. No doubt Oracle will want £1000 for every runtime. They make MS look like saints.
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    Does this mean we'll now get Java based teletext on ITV?
    Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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      If it means no more spending ages trying to get the right patched version of the JRE to work with your specific customised version of Oracle, then good.
      My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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        Phew, I was worried then.
        How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

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          Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
          That's the end of Java then. No doubt Oracle will want £1000 for every runtime. They make MS look like saints.
          It was effectively open sourced years ago and there are competing versions of java if you really want to use them.

          They ain't interested in java anyway, mySQL support monies is what they are after.

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            Originally posted by minestrone View Post
            It was effectively open sourced years ago and there are competing versions of java if you really want to use them.

            They ain't interested in java anyway, mySQL support monies is what they are after.
            Can you provide a link pls to how Java is Open Source?

            What does the licence from Sun say if you use Java?

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              Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
              Can you provide a link pls to how Java is Open Source?

              What does the licence from Sun say if you use Java?
              http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/faq.jsp#a2

              It is effectively ran by the Java Community Process as well, SUN handed it over years ago.

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                Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
                If it means no more spending ages trying to get the right patched version of the JRE to work with your specific customised version of Oracle, then good.
                That reminds me of something we discovered in the run up to Y2K. Everyone and his dog were distributing Java with their own apps, all slightly different versions of course.
                Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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                  Originally posted by minestrone View Post
                  It was effectively open sourced years ago and there are competing versions of java if you really want to use them.

                  They ain't interested in java anyway, mySQL support monies is what they are after.
                  No doubt. I remember how much Oracle jacked up the licence costs for DEC's Rdb when they acquired it.
                  Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.

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