[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.