[opendtv] Re: OCAP - will it continue to move forward
- From: Bill Sheppard <Bill.Sheppard@xxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:30:31 -0700
[formatting corrected]
Kon Wilms wrote:
>Bill Sheppard wrote:
>
>
>>This would just make things worse. You'd end up with two VM's in one
>>stack, exponentially increasing the complexity while adding very little
>>additional value. What, are there legions of C# programmers out there
>>just itching to develop ITV applications who are locked out by Java?
>>The only company who wants .NET in OCAP is Microsoft.
>>
>>
>
>You could say the same for the Java VM being dropped on a system where
>C/C++ libraries already exist and are well defined.
>
>
Except that:
1. this would provide no binary compatibility, making distribution of
enhanced programming across a diverse range of devices difficult
if not impossible, and
2. the cable industry has made it very clear that security is a
paramount concern, and C/C++ applications provide far, far less
protection against (intentionally or not) errant code than Java code
Bill
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bill Sheppard Industry Marketing Manager
bill.sheppard@xxxxxxx Consumer and Mobile Systems Group
(408) 404-1254 (x68154) Sun Microsystems, Inc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:
- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at
FreeLists.org
- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word
unsubscribe in the subject line.
Other related posts:
