Re: [wlug] IBM and the JVM

Orion Edwards wrote:

<someone wants an open source JVM>

Who cares. .NET/Mono are MUCH better than java anyway - don't waste your time worrying about an open source JVM, just use mono which already is OSS, and have a better development experience to boot. :-)

Some of us don't want to use Mono for fear of Microsoft waiting until it's entrenched and turning around and enforcing their patents on it. Java has a much better library of existing open-source applications (eg the Apache Jakarta project). Also pronouncing ".NET" as "dot net" is stupid and will probably be seen as a turning point in the downfall of the English language. Regards, Jon