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Poll Results: The Most Popular Free Java VMs - And The Winner Is...
GNU Compiler for Java (gcj) (21%),
Kaffe (21%), IBM Jikes Research VM (RVM) (21%),
Sable VM (10%), Mono (+IKVM.NET) (3%), SuperWaba (3%), ...
Poll Results: Will Sun Microsystems Ever Set Java Free?
Yes, in 1 year (10%); Yes, in 2 years (9%);
Yes, in 3 years. (7%); Yes, in 4 years. (1%);
Yes, in 5 years. (3%);
When hell freezes over. Never. (40%);
Who cares. Don't know. (21%); ...
Poll Results: The Most Used Free Java XUL Toolkits - And The Winner Is...
XUI (33%), SwixML (32%), Thinlet (15%), Luxor XUL Toolkit (10%),
XML Windowing Toolkit (XWT) (2%), ...
Scripting Language of the Year 2003 Award - And The Winner Is...
Jython (Python for Java) (46%),
Groovy (24%), BeanShell (Dynamic Java) (15%),
Rhino (JavacScript) (6%),
Jelly (3%), Kawa (Lisp/Scheme for Java) (2%),
JRuby (Ruby for Java) (2%), ...
Should Sun Make Java Open Source?
Yes, but with a non-viral license (i.e. Apache, BSD etc). (43%);
Yes, but only if it is GPL. (8%);
Yes, any license will do, but keep control over Java specifications. (13%);
Maybe, let the folks at the top decide. (1%);
No, SCSL is "open source" enough. (23%);
Don't give a damn, so long as it keeps me employed. (7%); ...
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