On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Indicator Veritatis <mej1...@yahoo.com>wrote:
> Actually, I think you do need the 'lecture' because you got the facts > wrong. Multiple independent groups were developing JVMs, too. Remember > IBM? Sun, Microsoft, IBM and BEA all developed their own JVMs. Yet > their multiple independence did not have the same effect on the JVM > that you attribute to it in the MIDP case. Why not? The persnickety > attitude enforcing strict matching of code and specification was one > of the reasons, not the only one. > Try writing a specification for a complete platform/OS that allows multiple entities to implement them independently and end up with compatible results. It's not going to happen. And BTW, saying that "Android is not a specification, but an > implementation" is an obvious cop-out. > No, it is a fundamental decision we made early in the design of Android. > Can we bring the thread back on topic now? > Hi, you were the one who went off in this direction. Good lord. -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
