on a higher note..seems like oracle is going to make java a component in its suite of packages soon..i think i mentioned my point a few mnths back on this..
didnt quite expect things to start getting changed so soon..:) larry sure is cost effective...:)..really trims down the costs ..& the competition.. regards, jd On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Reinier Zwitserloot <reini...@gmail.com> wrote: > Am I dense, or is everyone just misinformed? > > Oracle attacked google on the basis of VM patents. > > How is this even remotely relevant to GWT? > > On Aug 14, 4:45 pm, David S <dbus...@gmail.com> wrote: >> It comes to mind that Oracle could have some of the same problems with >> GWT's use of Java that they have with Android. With GWT, Java is >> compiled to an intermediate format (Javascript vs dex) and that >> resulting code is run on a non-standard virtual machine (Javascript >> engine vs Dalvik) on a machine that may not have a licensed JVM >> installed. Also, GWT only supports only a subset of the Java class >> library and there is a non-standard JNI like extension to the language >> for executing Javascript from Java code. >> >> It's making me think twice about recommending GWT. In fact it has me >> thinking about a move to non-JVM/Java languages generally; something I >> wouldn't have considered a month ago. >> >> There probably wouldn't be the big payoff for licensing Java for GWT, >> so Oracle might not even be interested. It is also possible that >> Google has an agreement with Sun/Oracle about GWT already. I have no >> idea about that. >> >> Still, it just creates a lot of uncertainty about the future of Java/ >> JVM based stuff for me. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.