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A comment on Ask HN: Why are Apache projects so Java-centric?.

Re:Ask HN: Why are Apache projects so Java-centric? by PaulHoule on Monday March 23, 2015 @09:10AM (#9250642)
I think part of it is a network effect; Apache has been successful with Java projects so Java projects tend to go there. There are other homes for other kinds of projects.

I think also there is a kind of pragmatism involved. For instance, even though OpenJDK is now Open source, people like Richard Stallman think Java is an oppressive island, so Java people are less likely to be part of the GNU world.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are Apache projects so Java-centric? by have_humility on Monday March 23, 2015 @12:29PM (#9251730)
> people like Richard Stallman think Java is an oppressive island

I was surprised to hear this claim, so I looked into it. The only thing it's turning up in this vein is the description of it being "shackled", or comparable adjectives, all before the JDK was GPLed a decade ago. Do you have a specific source on this?

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