Article:		A Vision for java.net
Subject:		Does this vision include SWT, JBoss and Eclipse?
Date:		2003-06-12 12:32:46
From:		rpg
Response to: Does this vision include SWT, JBoss and Eclipse?
While designing java.net we talked about SWT, JBoss, and Eclipse a bit (I'm sure this is a surprise). Personally, I love a good debate, and I would like to see a polite discussion take place at java.net about these groups/technologies. SWT and JBoss raise issues related to what to do when a community predicated on compatibility is split over what's the right way—and perhaps there are also issues surrounding how to evolve standards over time. Steele's "Growing a Language" is relevant, as may be my "Mob Software" essay. The vision we're commenting on is my vision for java.net, and in that vision there is plenty of room for other voices.