«However, while Sun’s stewardship of the JCP certainly doesn’t keep everyone happy, I think there would be more questions over IBM’s legitimacy as the organization making the rules for Java,» Johnson said. «With groups like OASIS, the Eclipse Foundation and the OSGi Alliance becoming more important to enterprise Java, the thought of IBM controlling the JCP might encourage a number of companies to ensure they don't have all their eggs in the JCP basket, accelerating the decline in the relative importance of the JCP to the Java ecosystem.»
Overall though, Johnson thinks an IBM acquisition of Sun would be a net positive for Java. In his view, the uncertainty about Sun’s ability to survive in its present form is a mild drag on Java.
Mulesource's Mason argued that IBM has shown itself to be a thought leader in Java. Furthermore, he argued that IBM has the agility or the brand required to get Java adoption moving in a positive direction again.
Red Hat's Sharples declined to comment on the potential of an IBM Sun acquisition because his company has a standard policy not to comment on rumors.
«That said — there's a very real chance that Java could come under the control of another company,» Sharples said.
«Should that happen, we can only hope that Java's new guardian sees the value in continuing to grow the Java ecosystem and that they view open source and collaboration as the best way to encourage collaboration and fuel growth.»
Ключевые слова: IBM, Java, JBoss, Oracle, Sun Microsystems
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