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Erno de Weerd

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The Source for Java Technology Collaboration

Every once in a while there's a smirk on my face caused by something that I think is very funny but is overlooked by others. Today Sun announced a new Java community because Sun's Java platform is going Open Source. 

And here's my smirk: the site is called http://java.net

Published Monday, November 13, 2006 4:35 PM by Erno de Weerd
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peterhe said:

Actually, java.net is a global project space for open source projects in Java, not just the Java run time. And the domain is pretty ancient: registered on 18-Jun-1997. Those guys from Redmond weren't even doing managed netty stuff back then.

Maybe Sun should rename Java 6 to "Dot Com". That would be hilarious. ;)

November 13, 2006 5:08 PM
 

wouterv said:

But I am smirking with Erno :)

November 13, 2006 6:01 PM
 

Jeroen Leenarts said:

Smirking because Microsoft lacked the creativity to come up with a real product name. ;)
November 14, 2006 7:04 AM
 

Erno de Weerd said:

Isn't it amazing that I can write anything about Microsoft and as soon as I mention Java (and not even criticising it) my blog gets comments...

Anyway it is good to know I am being watched :)

November 14, 2006 8:28 AM
 

blah said:

I agree with Jeroen. The .net domain is older than Microsoft .NET, which is still IMHO a very confusion product name.
November 14, 2006 1:19 PM
 

Erno de Weerd said:

I don't care who was first... It just made me laugh. BTW: Microsoft dropped the .NET thing as a product name/line/vision. It is only the .NET Framework that is still called .NET. (And of course Visual Studio .NET)

November 14, 2006 1:49 PM
 

Wouter said:

And like Java is a really great name for a language, ehr, framework, ehr, enterprise stack...
November 14, 2006 2:40 PM
 

Jeroen Leenarts said:

@Wouter Island you mean!! But Java is still way better then Oak. ;) (Yes, that was a development name for the Java language: http://today.java.net/jag/old/green/ )
November 20, 2006 9:09 AM

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