RIP Java, 1995-2010quoderat.megginson.com 11 pointsthisduck16 years ago3 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−keefe16yI 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.−wolfrom16yIsn't comparing Oracle to SCO coming close to showing that Java will die just as quickly as Linux?−cstross16yNo, 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.
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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.
Isn't comparing Oracle to SCO coming close to showing that Java will die just as quickly as Linux?
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.