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To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (59884)	7/15/2001 11:42:23 PM
From: keithsha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

That is exactly what is happening in the Java community. J2ee has effectively stalled while the major players wrestle with their proprietary extensions. Same old Same old in the Unix camp - tout portability then differentiate for competitive advantage thereby fragmenting the community. Some things never change as IBM is using Java and Linux to once again sell hardware. IMHO Keithsha

To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (59884)	7/16/2001 4:01:48 AM
From: dybdahl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Linux and Windows both have this problem, that the complexity grows with the size. However, several mathematical studies have shown, that the Linux way scales better. I have no links - it's more than a year since I saw those studies on the net. As far as I see it, Windows is now so complex that Microsoft has trouble maintaining it. They still use drive letters, the user interface is still not multi-tasking well, overall stability is still one of the poorest in the market, and DLL hell still exists. If Microsoft could, I'm sure they would solve these issues. As long as they don't, I suspect they don't have the resources to do so. Lars.