Stéphane Lee

I like Debian where you can have Apache/PHP/MySQL installed and configured quickly.

On a new server, I usually do this:
apt-get install apache php4-cli php4-mysql php4-gd php4-pear \
libapache-mod-php4 traceroute mtr ntpdate ntp mysql-server screen

And I am up an running within minutes.

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It must be mentioned that Java source code was always available from java.sun.com. Sun releasing Java as GPL is a reaction to the Microsoft/Novell deal. I would have preferred that Sun’s announcement came earlier.

It is strange that Sun has chosen a ‘hardcore’ license, GPLv2, instead of a more permissive BSD or Apache license type. GPL states that the source code of any modifications made to the project should be released. A BSD license would have encourage more corporate users to participate to the project. I can understand that Sun does not want IBM to have an upper hand on Java’s development. So, when Sun releases Java under GPL, one could say that it is a poison pill.

Ten years ago, we had high expectations from Java. It was supposed to rule the client world. It was supposed to be the killer app on the desktop. This is not the case. It has found a second life on the server platform (JSP) and on embedded systems. Not where we expected initially.

In summary,
Sun does not want Java do die.
Sun does not want another company (IBM, Motorola) to have an upper hand on future development.
Sun does not want to lose ground against .Net.
Sun taps on the free pool of open-source programmers to develop its project.
Java could get better traction if it was released under BSD license.

Nice move from Sun but it may be late.