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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:50:45 +0100
From: Tim Ellison <t.p.ellison@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [general] (Stephen Colebourne) No Java SE 7 - The Oracle
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On 22/Jul/2009 01:44, Xiao-Feng Li wrote:
> Hope I am not from Mars. I found this is quite interesting (and some
> comments there):
> 
> http://www.jroller.com/scolebourne/entry/no_java_se_7_the1
> 
> Some discussions in Slashdot on this (Well, like most Slashdot comments...):

s/Slashdot/ServerSide/g  ?

> http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?thread_id=54339

IMHO Stephen has done a good job of describing the whole Java/JCP
ecosystem through his series of blog posts.

Hopefully more people understand how Java progress works now, coming
from somebody who does not have an axe to grind [1].

Oracle cannot say anything definitive until the acquisition completes,
but historically they have always been supportive of the Apache position
regarding the TCK for Harmony.  I expect they will do the right thing.

[1] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/an_axe_to_grind

Regards,
Tim