OMG Oracle/Sun ... out of the loop developer panicking
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From: Robert Klemme on 28 Feb 2010 08:42 On 27.02.2010 17:20, Stefan Ram wrote: > Robert Klemme <shortcutter(a)googlemail.com> writes: >> What exactly did we loose so far? I am not aware of any loss that >> affects my work or other aspects of my life caused by this deal. > > Two remarks regarding English: > > - it should be »... did we lose so far ...« and Of yes, of course you are right! How embarrassing. I do believe though that Roedy does not mourn the loss of the 'o' that you found in my posting. ;-) Cheers robert -- remember.guy do |as, often| as.you_can - without end http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/
From: Lew on 28 Feb 2010 09:43 Robert Klemme writes: >>> What exactly did we loose so far? I am not aware of any loss that >>> affects my work or other aspects of my life caused by this deal. Stefan Ram wrote: >> Two remarks regarding English: >> >> - it should be »... did we lose so far ...« and Bravo! Robert Klemme wrote: > Of yes, of course you are right! How embarrassing. > > I do believe though that Roedy does not mourn the loss of the 'o' that > you found in my posting. ;-) That didn't make sense. -- Lew
From: DuncanIdaho on 28 Feb 2010 15:19 Steve Sobol wrote: > In article <heednY9dA5xMshXWnZ2dnUVZ8jqdnZ2d(a)bt.com>, Duncan.Idaho2008 > @googlemail.com says... >> Oh my goodness what has been happening. >> ... > Really, aside from the fact that Larry Ellison is an arrogant jerkoff > ... > As long as Microsoft didn't buy them, I'm not going to worry too much. Well. thank's for all your comments. I've always used the development kits available from the apparently now defunct http://java.sun.com which now appears as an Oracle branded web site. I have to say that gaining access to the latest version is a breeze compared to the nightmare of navigational hideousness (winding up the grammar boys :-)) that was www.javasoft.com (or whatever). Anyway as for IBM, I remember using some ghastly piece of IBM IDE nastiness whose name I have expunged from my memory forever. It was an explosion of green and grey with millions of windows and the most appalling spaghetti code nonsense you ever have seen ... and if I ever had to 'migrate' to .NET I think I'd drown myself in a vat of 'low flyer' and be done with it. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to reply I'm of to watch the Ice Hockey finals Go Canada Go Idaho
From: Lew on 28 Feb 2010 15:37 DuncanIdaho wrote: > Well. thank's for all your comments. I've always used the development > kits available from the apparently now defunct http://java.sun.com which By what stretch of the imagination can you describe that site as defunct? > now appears as an Oracle branded web site. Isn't "now appears" the exact opposite of "defunct"? Isn't the presence of material timestamped within the last few days countervailing evidence? Announcements of upcoming events likewise? In fact, the presence of the Oracle brand on the site is /prima facie/ evidence that it isn't defunct. Perhaps you use a different dictionary from the rest of us? -- Lew
From: Tom Anderson on 28 Feb 2010 16:26
On Sun, 28 Feb 2010, Lew wrote: > DuncanIdaho wrote: >> Well. thank's for all your comments. I've always used the development kits >> available from the apparently now defunct http://java.sun.com which > > By what stretch of the imagination can you describe that site as defunct? > >> now appears as an Oracle branded web site. > > Isn't "now appears" the exact opposite of "defunct"? Isn't the presence of > material timestamped within the last few days countervailing evidence? > Announcements of upcoming events likewise? > > In fact, the presence of the Oracle brand on the site is /prima facie/ > evidence that it isn't defunct. > > Perhaps you use a different dictionary from the rest of us? Maybe he meant it was "da funk"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQUIBJ_jYTU tom -- Standing on the shoulders of Google |