WSJ.com - Technology: Sun Microsystems Offers Concession To Open-Source Developers on Java "During his address, Mr. McNealy appealed to Java developers to act as "disciples" promoting the technology against Microsoft's .Net software for Web services. "Mankind needs your help to go out and evangelize this platform," he said... He nevertheless claimed Java was winning. "Java is now a more prevalent language on U.S. campuses than even English," he said."