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Weblog:   Developer Toolkits: Everything Under The Sun?
Subject:   case in point
Date:   2003-07-16 08:08:20
From:   anonymous2
There was a problem with the Sun ONE web server where they included a peculiar version of Xerces that was quickly outdated. The result created irreconcilable conflicts with new versions in the JVM for the container. I understand the JCP addressed this issue in newer servlet specs, but it demonstrates a lack of foresight. Apache and Tomcat, thank you very much.


Choice is what will always distinguish open source from monsters like Microsoft and SAP. It may seem easier to bundle, but if they don't make things individually available too, they will lose developers fast to alternatives. How does Sun expect to win in embedded systems if they bury small, useful libraries in massive distributions? On their own, I guess.