On 7/2/07, Alberto Ruiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Now, seriously, why do we need Java on the core OS? Perl and Python make > sense, since both are used for systems stuff, already, but Java? Do we need > it in the core essentials?
I'm actually very glad that Ian is advocating that Java belongs in the core (which I've always believed to be the case), and that it looks like it's not too big to overwhelm it. I don't actually see much difference in the logic between python and java. Perl is slightly different, given the amount of ad-hoc scripting that exists. Java is a key enabler. There's a huge ecosystem built up around java. Its inclusion (if done right) immediately makes OpenSolaris relevant to a larger community. Java gives you some things directly - from neat tools like chime through immediate access to tomcat or glassfish, to things like looking glass. (OK, I'm biased, working on a number of tools that use java, which I would love to see in Indiana [or, even better, similar tools written by someone who knows what they're doing].) -- -Peter Tribble http://www.petertribble.co.uk/ - http://ptribble.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
