Simon’s Blog

When Sun announced its plans to Open Source the Java platform under the GPL, there was just one vocal critic, set against a sea of positive reaction. That critic was IBM. And, now I read (via Simon Phipps) that Oracle is complaining too.
I have to say, I find the IBM and Oracle attitudes [...]

A few people have e-mailed me to ask if I’m pro Sun Microsystems, or anti Sun Microsystems. I can understand the confusion (some of my posts about Sun are postive about the company and its offerings, and some are more critical).
But if you think about it, my position is pretty easy to understand: [...]