Sun and Eclipse Squabble 423
gbjbaanb writes "CNET news is reporting on a potential spat between Sun and Eclipse: 'Sun Microsystems has sent a letter to members of Eclipse, urging the increasingly influential open-source project to unify rather than fragment the Java-based development tool market.' Although Sun's letter says it wants interoperability, and a 'broad base' for java tools, it then insists Eclipse should push to be a 'unifying force for Java technology'. Competing tools is a good thing, but it sounds like Sun just wants everything to work its way."
Eclipse will take out Sun (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Come on. (Score:2, Funny)
...which will promptly fail, probably, because its LDAP client will need FUCKING PATCHING RIGHT OUT OF THE GOD DAMNED BOX...
...I mean, it's going to be released non-compliant and b0rked, like Sol8 and Sol9 were.
Oh, well. Another pointless PR ping-pong match. (Score:5, Funny)
Eclipse (with exaggerated innocence): Moi? Whatever do you mean?
Sun: You know.
Eclipse: Actually, no, I don't.
Sun: Don't be coy!
Eclipse: YAWN. Do you have something to say or what?
Sun: You know damn well we're working on Swing, and Netbeans, and all that, and here you come out with SWT and start going off on weird tangents, I mean, hell, who's in charge here? I thought you were going to be cool about this.
Eclipse: I am. People really dig java, and they're having a blast using Eclipse to work on it.
Sun: Yeah, thanks a lot, poor Forte...
Eclipse: I didn't tell you to charge so much for it.
Sun: I didn't tell you to be free!
Eclipse: No, that was my idea. But it's cool anyway. Anyway, you've got problems of your own. It's like, make up your mind already.
Sun: What the hell are you talking about???
Eclipse: Java 1.1.8, then Java 1.2, then Java 1.3, then 1.4, and every five minutes you "depreciate" something, driving your developers nuts...
Sun: You... How can you... You...
Eclipse: And then there's AWT, no, it's Swing, no, it's going to be some kind of weird beany scheme...
Sun: You... OOOOH you make me SO MAD! Swing was a good idea! So were the beans!
Eclipse: Well, so's SWT. Deal.
Sun: It's not the same thing!
Eclipse: Sure it is.
Sun: Is not!
Eclipse: Is too!
Sun: Is not!
Eclipse: Is too! Anyway, what's the difference? SWT is based on AWT, so it works everywhere, doesn't it? You should really dig it.
Sun: (Sulks)
Eclipse: Aw, come on, join the board of directors. You know you want to. You can even keep your Netbeans. I promise.
Sun: I'll think about it...
Eclipse: Yep. I know.
Re:let's see sun invents java, ibm, makes a tool . (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Java... (Score:1, Funny)
-- Bill Gates
Re:Eclipse invited Sun... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:let's see sun invents java, ibm, makes a tool . (Score:3, Funny)
KFG
Re:A Company of Dilberts (Score:1, Funny)
Program Managers, Product Managers, Program Coordinators, Product Coordinators, Product Boss, Program Boss, Manager Boss, Boss Manager, Product Boss Coordinator and Product Coordinator Boss, then of course there is the Product Boss Coordinator Manager and Product coordinator Boss Manager ... et al.
Oh, wait, I think they have Project and Product Blackbelts who are kinda like Boss's but I think they report to Magic-8 ball managers.
Re:A lesson from Microsoft (Score:5, Funny)
Indeed. Sun should feel honored to have such a noble and gallant competeing rival pissing on its shoes in public.
KFG
Re:Oh, well. Another pointless PR ping-pong match. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Dissenting opinion (Score:3, Funny)
Sure, maybe if you don't need silly controls like tables or trees, then awt is great.