Kevin Reichard, of LinuxPlanet.com, writes . . .

“Who could have predicted two years ago that as we reached the millennium it would be IBM — and not Sun Microsystems — that was most strongly pushing Java on Linux? But it's true. Between the release of a popular Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and the Jikes Project, which brings an industrial-strength Java compiler to Linux, IBM has strongly advanced… the cause of Linux and open-source software . . . “

“According to Scott Hebner, IBM's director for e-business technology marketing, the company isn't releasing these open-source tools out of pure kindness. Instead, let's call it enlightened self-interest: by encouraging the use of Java on Linux, IBM hopes to sell related products … 'We see the value proposition here in the development and deployment of an open platform,' he says.”

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