\npetition to open source JavaFX technology<\/a> and the platform. Yours truly
\nhas already signed it and commented thereabouts. I have copied my original commentary here.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\nFrom https:\/\/steveonjava.com\/javafx-petition\/\n<\/p>\n
\nIn the beginning the entire JavaFX platform was entirely available as open source in the
\ncommunity and the whole world could see its nascent power, the brilliant innovation and
\nbreadth and width of its ambition; its fresh ideas.
\nThe JVM really did need a scene graph, DSL and graphics primitive engine;
\ncombined into a whole new package. JavaFX was innovation.
\nChristopher Oliver had this foresight and started F3.
\nOne day, Sun Microsystems decided take the development of the
\nJavaFX runtime behind closed doors.\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\nI can understand their reason to do so was entirely down to time-to-market and
\ninterrupt-free engineering. I am very much sympathetic to the agile methodology
\nand iterative approaches, which permitted JavaFX to continue internally to Sun
\nwith great SDK developers, engineers and architects like
\nAmy Fowler<\/b>, Jasper Potts<\/b>, Richard BairM<\/b>, Brian Goetz<\/b>,
\nPer Bothner<\/b>, Jonathan Giles<\/b> and
\ncountless others. Other fellows like Stephen Chin<\/b>, Jim Weaver<\/b> outside
\nof Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) still carried the flag and banged the
\ndrums to fan the fires as JavaFX was taken behind closed doors.\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\nJavaFX has been fairly successful and the releases up to now have shown
\nsteady improvements. And yet I truly want FX to be even more successful
\nthan it is today. From my perspective, JavaFX innovation has been reduced
\nas no else other than Oracle engineer can effectively push the boundaries
\nof the platform, because the runtime is not open.\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
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<\/a>\n<\/div>\nPeter’s Additional Commentary on Stephen Chin’s Petition<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nAs a fellow Java Champion, I have been grateful to be involved in early press releases and announcements
\nto the community ahead of product launches.
\nHowever, the dislocation of the industrial economic globally,
\ndiversification of the JVM and disruptive technologies has led me to believe
\nthat JavaFX must compete better in the Rich Client Technology arena.
\nNo one wants to see FX<\/b> become an also-run or yet another fledging me-too technology.
\nIt clearly is not from a technical standpoint.
\nHowever, FX<\/b> needs even more developer mindshare and more
\nsocio-political-technological-investors than it currently has now.\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\nIn the area of industry, which I worked in daily, <\/p>\n \nOverall, I am very disappointed that JavaFX is just not quite ready for primetime, <\/p>\n \nJavaFX is still a fantastic solution to be portable, cross-platform, <\/p>\n \nSigned <\/br> \nI know you, Dear Reader, care deeply about Java technology. I believe you care about the future of the JVM running successfully \nPeter Pilgrim. Out.\n<\/p>\n Stephen Chin’s Petition to Open Source JavaFX Fellow Java Champion, Stephen Chin has created a petition to open source JavaFX technology and the platform. Yours truly has already signed it and commented thereabouts. I have copied my original commentary here. From https:\/\/steveonjava.com\/javafx-petition\/ In the beginning the entire JavaFX platform was entirely available as open source […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xenonique.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nseveral top-tier financial services, investment banks, have decided to
\nchoose Microsoft Silverlight<\/em> and as a second choice Adobe Flex solutions.
\nThe latter rich client solution stand ahead of JavaFX in terms of business viable and
\nlong term investment. Perhaps there is valid reason.
\nOutside of the IT clique, the JavaFX trademark can easily be confused with the abbreviation
\n“FX” as in Foreign Exchange<\/em> markets. Perhaps, Oracle should rebrand JavaFX
\nto a better trademark name, for example “Oracle FX”, “JFX” or even “JVMFX”\n<\/p>\n
\nin 2010, for investment banks and other enterprise institutions.
\nBecause Oracle has had such influence on the server-side,
\nespecially in Java application servers and, of course, databases, one would have
\nthought that JavaFX stood a fantastic chance to be adopted as well.
\nIt is sad that since 2007, when JavaFX was coined and launched,
\nthat it still has minimal adoption in the enterprise
\nin comparison to the history of Java Swing (just over a decade ago).\n<\/p>\n
\na technology which runs across mutliple deployment targets:
\ndesktop, mobile and other embedded devices and across multiple operating systems.
\nAn Open JavaFX will allow innovation to take place outside of Oracle completely
\nand yet I also believe that the repository, the service \/ provider owner,
\nintellectual property must be paid or monetised as well.
\nI believe that people, individuals, groups and companies will recognise
\nthe work of those who innovate. It is possible to monetise JavaFX.\n<\/p>\n
\n Peter Pilgrim,
\n Wednesday 7th July 2010\n<\/p>\n
\n<\/br><\/p>\n
\nas a leisure and business activity, on the desktop, mobile and
\nother embedded devices. Please take the time to sign Stephen’s Petition<\/a> and comment.
\nLet us truly Reinvigorate Java on the Desktop<\/em> (again). Thank you. I appreciate it.\n<\/p>\n
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