IBM, Sun likely to continue Java rift

Just because IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. made a show of playing nice at JavaOne this week in San Francisco does not mean the two companies have entirely repaired their rift over the development of Java standards, observers at the annual Java developers conference said.

At JavaOne Wednesday Robert LeBlanc, general manager of WebSphere for IBM, said IBM is committed to working within the group that sets the Java standards, called the Java Community Process, (JCP) to propel Java forward, despite any disagreement his company has had with Sun over the evolution of Java.

˝We´re going to continue to participate and drive Java through the community,˝ Le Blanc said in a keynote Wednesday afternoon. ˝We´ve had our little differences [with Sun] in the process, but we´re going to continue to drive forward because it´s for the good of the industry, the good of customers and the good of the community.˝

Earlier this week, IBM committed to using Java and the Java brand until 2016 through a renewed license for Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (JEE), Java Platform, Standard Edition (JSE), Java Platform, Micro Edition (JME), and Java Card. However, many feel that even with the renewed license, IBM will continue set its own course when it comes to Java, working apart from the JCP to provide standard platforms on which developers can build applications.

˝IBM has been branching off on its own,˝ said Shawn Willett, principal analyst with Current Analysis Inc. ˝IBM has had a problem with the way the JCP has been governed. I think they´ll [continue to] diverge in a lot of cases form the JCP.˝

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