[advocacy-discuss] Java is everywhere !

[S h i v]

Below is a mail that I posted to opensolaris-discuss.
Probably it is more relevant at advocacy-discuss & the user group.

~Shiv


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: S h i v <shivakumar.gn at gmail.com>
Date: Aug 26, 2007 8:35 AM
Subject: Java is everywhere !
To: opensolaris-discuss at opensolaris.org

Anyone read Jonathan's recent blog?
http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/java_is_everywhere

I believed putting *that* java word in any & every place was thing of the past.

I remember well the problems we(as a customer) had because of the
cluster software being hidden within the Java Availability Suite
(Oxymoron?). Now the investors will have tough time searching for
sun's stock.
Not all stake holders are keen to play treasure hunt ! Or is it that
fool's day is celebrated on a different date.

The blog comments say it all...The dislike about the move is *huge*.

All the branding that has happened since opening up will be undone
with one masterful stroke.

When the user group meeting happens this saturday, I will ask for a
1minute silence to mourn the sad day.

~Shiv

ps: Oh, and it is not about just the ticker change. Going through the
blog makes it quite obvious how branding is likely to happen.
It is a matter of time before which it percolates into all parts of
opensolaris.org