Re: Questions for the Java Open Source "Debate" at JavaOne
jordan muscott <[email protected]> Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:08:28 +0100
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:20:11 -0500 Glenn Holmer <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think anybody consciously wants to break compatibility, > but I think it would simply be too tempting to add Just One Cool > Feature(tm). That's the way Open Source works: when a programmer > feels an itch, he codes. And that's OK for the kernel, or maybe > XFree86, and for applications. But it's not OK for a programming > language. Are there any examples of this causing problems with other languages such as Python? Jordan. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]