Java a standard? The first votes are in

Sun Microsystems' efforts to make Java an official ISO standard has been hit by protests of late. While most high-tech companies have "concerns," it is Microsoft Corp. that has been screaming the loudest (conversely, it is Microsoft that stands to lose the most as a result of Java...

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Published in:Computing Canada 1997-09, Vol.23 (19), p.26
Main Author: Burger, Dale
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Applications
Computer platforms
Councils
International
ISO standards
Java
Programming languages
Software industry
Standardization
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Summary:Sun Microsystems' efforts to make Java an official ISO standard has been hit by protests of late. While most high-tech companies have "concerns," it is Microsoft Corp. that has been screaming the loudest (conversely, it is Microsoft that stands to lose the most as a result of Java's platform independence. At the heart of the quarrel is Sun's application to become what is called a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) Submitter. A PAS submitter would be allowed to submit technologies to be made into standards with relative ease.
ISSN:0319-0161