-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 8/17/10 23:14 , Kirk wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been talking to people in Oracle that are very concerned about > all the wild speculation that has been running through the > community. And while I can't give details, I can say they feel that > the conclusions don't match what they are doing however they are > also still not in a position that they can speak publicly. That > said, there is some meaningful information coming out. While they > can't comment on the Google situation, they have commented on > OpenJDK that I think can be passed along to a more public forum. > I've been told that they are considering merging JRockit and the > Sun JVM in some meaningful way. The merged projects would be > contributed back to OpenJDK. So I think this signals quite a > commitment to OpenJDK. I've been told, expect details and loads of > information at JavaONE. I've also been told that they intend to be > more active in giving the community information possibly sooner > than JavaONE. It is quite possible that you'll hear something from > Oracle right here. > > I'd like to say, lets not rush to judgement, lets sit back and give > Oracle a bit more time to get the pieces together. However I do > believe that this group along with others that have so harshly > criticized Oracle is actually helping those inside Oracle that do > understand the 15 years of traditions and culture in the Java > community educate those inside Oracle that would rather do things > they way that Oracle has always done things. This has been a > dreadfully difficult merger both from a business point of view as > well as a cultural point of view. No other take over has ever > combined all of the dynamics present here. I think it's been quite > a shock for everyone involved and everyone is still trying to > grapple with the magnitude of the undertaking. It is understandable > that mistakes have been made and are still waiting to be made. That > said, my conversations were all positive and I think the new guard > is winning. If you can post to your blog these impressions of yours, I think you'd do a big favor to everybody - just to give some authoritative "stay cool" message to the community...
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