[Gllug] Viva - Open Source Java - Operation Java Freedom

[Daniel P. Berrange]

Of interest to any Java developers out there...

<quote src=http://viva.sourceforge.net/action.html>

   Yes, You Can Make A Difference - Join the Free World

   Join the "Free Java Now" campaign and help to put pressure on Sun to
   open-source the Java core. Don't sit and wait until you're locked in and
   Sun starts charging for Java and ends the "first shot is free" era.
   Prepare yourself for a brighter tomorrow today and take action now and
   help secure the future of Java as an open royality-free standard.

   Boycott Swing

   Boycott Sun's closed-source Swing UI toolkit and use open-source UI
   toolkits instead. Better choices for a brighter tomorrow:

     * Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) a.k.a. Eclipse UI
     * wx4j (wxWidgets for Java)
     * Java Gnome
     * Qt Java

   Boycott NetBeans

   Boycott Sun's NetBeans IDE (build on purpose on the closed-source Swing UI
   toolkit) and use IDEs build on open-source UI toolkits instead. Better
   choices for a brighter tomorrow:

     * Eclipse

   Boycott Web Start

   Boycott Sun's closed-source Web Start app launcher and use open-source app
   launchers instead. Better choices for a brighter tomorrow:

     * NetX
     * OpenJNLP

   Boycott the Java Cartel Process (JCP)

   Boycott Sun's gigantic Java Cartel Process (TM) ponzy scheme that tries to
   fool the world that Java is open when it's not; use open "standard" forums
   and bodies instead. Better choices for a brighter tomorrow:

     * Apache
     * Eclipse
     * Sourceforge

   Boycott Java Server Faces (JSF)

   Boycott upcoming Sun Java API "standards" such as Java Server Faces (JSF)
   designed behind closed-doors through the Java Cartel Process (TM) leading
   to Just Crappy Patches (TM) that lock you into bloatware such as the
   upcoming Sun Java Creator IDE. Use de-facto industry "standards" instead
   that have proven themselves in the real-world and use open "standard"
   forums and bodies to avoid vendor lock-in. Better choices for a brighter
   tomorrow:

     * Spring
     * WebWork

   Boycott Java.Net

   Boycott Sun's Java Indoctrination "Community" site that tries to cover up
   the closed-source Java core with a bunch of open-source projects that
   pledge to use 10000 % pure Java and Sun APIs only. Use open-source project
   hosting sites with an open mind instead. Better choices for a brighter
   tomorrow:

     * Sourceforge
     * Tigris
     * BerliOS
     * ObjectWeb
     * Savannah
     * Codehaus

   Embrace Scripting Languages for Java

   Sun's 10000 % pure Java doctrine treats dynamic scripting languages such
   as Python that let you do more with less (lines of code) as inferior
   bastards to Sun's one and only true love, the Java hard-core language.
   Don't let Sun fool you. No language can do it all and embrace scripting
   languages such as Python or Groovy that complement hard-core programming
   languages such as Java.

     * Jython (Python for Java)
     * Groovy

   Embrace next-gen XML Markup Languages for rich UIs

   Sun fights next-gen XML markup languages such as XUL, SVG and others
   because the offer a better alternative for rich UIs than the closed-source
   Swing API or Java 2D API or Java 3D API. Don't get locked-in and embrace
   next-gen XML markup languages that offer the best of both worlds (that is,
   rich functionality without getting locked into an API).

     * XUL (XML UI Language)
     * SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
     * XForms (XML Forms)

</quote>

Dan
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