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Jonathan Schwartz: Java Goes Open Source By The End Of This Year

I do not know why people make such a big deal out of the open sourcing Java. I do not know who started this 'Freedom to Java' movement, but Sun decided to respond. Fine. I like IT news and I never hesitate to express my opinion on any of them, but this one is just a boring subject to me. I'll drag this blog for another couple of paragraphs, but honestly, I do not care.

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Garret Wilson commented on the 27 Oct 2006

So all we need to do is look at the source code and trust Sun to make changes? I wish that were true. But what happens when Sun drops the ball?

Consider this: The Java compiler is broken when it comes to certain instances of multiple interface inheritance. Yes, the Sun compiler doesn't even follow the Java specification. Eclipse once had the same problem, but as Eclipse is open source, it was soon fixed:

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I reported this issue to Sun. I can't even point to a Sun bug report, because they ignored me. I announced this on the Sun Java forums, but no one at Sun took the trouble to investigate:

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See a similar issue, though, which has been open over a year and never addressed:

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Yes, again Eclipse fixed this problem right away:

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Read the Java forum thread here:

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In fact, I can't even compile my Guise(TM) AJAX framework ( [visit link] ) using the Sun Java compiler---I have to use Eclipse, which actually follows the Java specification and doesn't crash like the Sun compiler does.

So open-sourcing Java brings no advantages---we just sit back and trust Sun to fix their stuff? History doesn't support your viewpoint.

JDJ News Desk commented on the 26 Oct 2006

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