Yep, open source developers and the Java 'community' are not their clients. They are a specialized company.. moving away from commodity products. Good for security, no?
Yes, but do not underestimate the influence of open source developers and of the Java 'community' among IT Departments. They may not make the final purchase decision, but they can certainly affect it.
Uncle Larry is not in the "giving stuff away" biz (Score:5, Funny)
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Yep, open source developers and the Java 'community' are not their clients. They are a specialized company.. moving away from commodity products. Good for security, no?
Re:Uncle Larry is not in the "giving stuff away" b (Score:2)
Yes, but do not underestimate the influence of open source developers and of the Java 'community' among IT Departments. They may not make the final purchase decision, but they can certainly affect it.
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You don't understand. Oracle intends to build secure systems with their own hardware and protocols. There will be no java or open source.