I have heard a lot of people worry about the future of Java, MySQL, Netbeans and GlassFish after that Oracle acquired Sun.

Today I read Adam Bien’s Weblog :

…Oracle GlassFish Server is part of the Oracle Fusion Middleware application grid portfolio and is ideally suited for applications requiring lightweight infrastructure with the most up-to-date implementation of enterprise Java, Java EE 6, and Java Web services. Oracle GlassFish Server complements Oracle WebLogic Server, which is designed to run the broader portfolio of Oracle Fusion Middleware and large-scale enterprise applications…”Read the whole paper.

I admire Sun. They created those awesome products such as Java, Netbean, GlassFish, VirtualBox and son on, however I have to admit that Sun business model wasn’t working.

If you still believe that Sun business model worked, answer me, why did shareholder approve to sale Sun to Oracle?

Do you sell your company or company share if it is still profit?

No, I don’t. I just sell it if I have losses.

I’m not concerned about the future of Java, MySQL, Netbeans and GlassFish, however I make sure that Oracle will change the business model behind of these products.

I advise Oracle to keep up the open source communities that maintain these products so beloved by developers and open source enthusiast; however Oracle need to profit through these products. To keep an open source product alive, they need to spend money.

I advise Oracle to keep up the open source communities that maintain these products so beloved by developers and open source enthusiast

How much does IBM spend to keep Geronimo community active? There are a couple of IBM employees working on this open source project.

How much did Sun spend to keep GlassFish or Netbeans community active? There were a couple of Sun employees working on this open source project too.

How much will Oracle spend to keep GlassFish or Nebeans community push on? There are many Sun-Oracle employees working on this open source project too.

In a successful manner open source projects such as Eclipse, Linux, and so forth survive nowadays, because there are a lot of companies investing money, time, and resources in these products. For instance, a couple of IBM Rational products are based on Eclipse. How many companies release hardware and software products based on Linux?

All those companies that are investing in open source products are interested for some reason on these open source products, I can bet the reason is these open source products are helping their business model.

Open source products are helping their business model.

I think Oracle plans the same to GlassFish. The same that IBM does about Geronimo or WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (based on Geronimo).

The same that Red Hat does about its Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora as well as SUSE pair does on SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE.

I’m not worry about, since now Oracle GlassFish Server is part of the Oracle Fusion Middleware application grid portfolio. As Java developer and Architect I really support that Oracle and IBM offer for purchase their application servers and spread their Java portfolio.

I really want that Oracle to keep up the open source communities that maintain these products so beloved by developers and open source enthusiast, and also improve them (products and communities)

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

Larry Elisson spoke about Oracle acquisition of Sun and mentioned about the Future of Java.

Take a look:
Larry Ellison on the Future of Java: “Expanded Investment” – Video

Oracle ACE Director Lucas Jellema has posted a succinct summary of this appearance as well.

I already posted some links about Oracle acquisition of Sun:

What will Oracle’s Planned Acquisition of Sun Mean for Java
Java 7, What will be the future with Oracle/Sun merge
Oracle Adds New Exhibit to Java Technology Museum
Oracle Wants To Be The Apple Of The Enterprise, But It Just Became IBM
Oracle to put Java at its heart
Oracle/Sun: The end of Java as we know it?
Oracle’s Sun buy: Ellison praises Solaris, Java

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

Whilst Sun Microsystems and Oracle are hailing Oracle’s purchase of Sun as a huge boost for Java many in the community are not so sure, wondering what kind of control Oracle will seek to exert over the platform. Continue reading it here.

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Boy, it sure was polite of Sun and Oracle to wait until the day I got back from my vacation to announce their merger, wasn’t it? I fulminated gloomily about this possibility before I left, but now that I’ve spent a day absorbing the news, I’m … slightly less gloomy. Continue reading it here.

Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho

A community weighs the pros and cons of Oracle’s new claim on Java.

While Oracle and Sun Microsystems are hailing Oracle’s purchase of Sun as a big boost for Java, others are not so sure. Some with stake in the Java ecosystem are questioning what kind of control Oracle might try to exercise over the popular software development platform, which has driven enterprise applications since its debut in 1995. Observers also expect Oracle to make a go of trying to make more money off of Java than Sun ever could. Continue reading it here.

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Oracle CEO cites Java, Solaris as key components of acquisition.

Oracle may have decided to buy Sun Microsystems because it was worth far more to the database market leader than it was to IBM. It’s not a question of the price — at $7.4 billion, Oracle didn’t agree to pay much more than what IBM reportedly was considering. But Oracle may have more use for Sun’s technology than IBM ever did. Continue reading it here.

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