JPython Status

[Ivan Frohne]

"Bernhard Reiter" <breiter at usf.Uni-Osnabrueck.DE> wrote in message 
> > (Ivan Frohne): But CPython is not really open source, either.  
> 
> This is not true.
> Python qualifies as open source and free software.
> Java implementations from Sun do not. And Sun has a firm grip
> legal on the java specs.

I'll be the first to admit that my understanding of the term "open source"
is fuzzy and imprecise, but I do know what I like.  Software that is free, easy,
universal and stable. Visual C, gcc, Cygwin et al don't score as well as Java on those
criteria with Windows users IMO.
  
> > (Ivan Frohne): Guido is free to screw every one up.  
> 
> He has less handles. He cannot withdraw the current Cpython
> implementation for being free software.

I don't need legal assurances that Guido won't ever take Python back.
Likewise, I just don't think Java is ever going to cost me anything, or
become system-specific, unstable or hard-to-use.

--Ivan Frohne