These are good points.. and I think the reason Sun doesn't support Linux so readily
is simply because it would be shooting its self right in the Solaris-Foot. If it
provides a high performance, solaris quality Java implementation... they may loose
a bit of business. I don't know details of course about this, but that seemed the
most readily availble answer.
Anyone else have input on this?
-Riyad
Mike Christiansen wrote:
> I too am very concerned with this issue and don't know what to say. My hat goes
> off for Blackdown. But even if the Blackdown effort produced a working, native
> thread VM tomorrow, would it support a JIT, much less HotSpot? Performance is
> really bad and pure Java tools like NetBeans and TogetherJ don't run well, if at
> all.
>
> IMHO, the ideal situation would be for Sun to support Linux as one of its
> primary platforms. I don't understand why Sun does not. It would help Unix and
> hurt NT (After all, the enemy of my enemy etc.).
>
> On the other hand, I would be very willing to pay for a quality VM (which passes
> Sun JCK testing) for both my personal and professional uses. I would advise a
> personal / commercial price structure (say ~$100 personal / ~$1500
> professional).
>
> Some times I wonder if the Linux community cares about Java availability. (Real
> men use Perl) But Linux needs a VM which rivals Sun's in performance and
> reliability. Linux is the perfect platform for hosting application servers and
> can attract the attention of vendors and developers alike, but this is only
> possible if a first class VM is made available.
>
> Mike
>
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