Industry Watch: What will happen to Java?

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02/05/2010 05:22:02 AM EST

That's not fair, all they're teaching at Colleges and Universities are Java as a learning Language, the repercussions of such an acquisition by Oracles part who definitely do not " put the community ahead of its commercial offerings" (our department cant afford a $5000 license to learn their Database Management System which is loads better than say Access) could mean a significant shift from Java to a different language probably C/C++. The transition would be devastating for a lot of people who haven't even entered the field not to mention those that rely on Java. Languages are really intricate, extensive, and have nuances that take years to master, this would mean I lost a significant amount of time in school becoming an expert on a Language that's about to be eradicated. and as for Mr. Roth's quote, Unix is the basis for a lot of things used today, and especially important for high end servers, but because it's redistributable we don't have to worry about it "forking," if Java "forks" this rich language and a legacy will mean absolutely nothing not only that it can pretty much put any company that relies on it on the brink of bankruptcy if it doesn't act accordingly, this is too much power for Oracle to have. Java should not be licensed/owned the way it is now, it should be redistributable like Unix. It'd be a greater travesty than the United States ceasing to exist as a country if Java would cease to exist.

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