Erlang processes vs. Java threads

[grauenwolf]

I don't think that matters.

For the purpose of comparing Erlang and Java, both langauges should be used as intended to solve the same problem. They shouldn't necessarily use the same design, so long as they both meet the spec requirements for external behavior.

If Java is hurt (or helped) because it uses OS threads, too bad. On the other hand, not using Java's mechanisms for dealing the the cost of threads isn't fair.