Jim wrote:

> For those who havent seen this
> 
> http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-10-28-003-20-OP-LF-MS
> 
> is a very good discussion of where the web is going and how we have some 
> control of the path that it takes.  The article is well written and provides 
> a very good explanation of both .NET and J2EE.  Well worth the long read.


It was pretty good. I personally like Java but think Sun should free it. 
My impression in different forums is that hackers tend to be really 
strict about Free/Open Source software and avoid Java. I think this base 
set of developers would consider using Java if it was free.  Corporate 
type developers and others that are not so principle oriented when it 
comes to Free Software should certainly support Microsoft alternatives 
as they have too much market share and FUD to go around. I could ramble 
all day on this subject so I'll stop.

Anyway, thanks.
Eric