From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 5 17:24:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C1FD16A4CE for ; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:24:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from vette.gigo.com (vette.gigo.com [216.218.228.114]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07C7F43D3F for ; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 17:24:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lioux@uol.com.br) Received: from 200.101.111.219 (200-101-111-219.bsace705.dsl.brasiltelecom.net.br [200.101.111.219]) by vette.gigo.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A72A05721 for ; Sun, 5 Dec 2004 09:24:43 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 89428 invoked by uid 1001); 5 Dec 2004 17:24:15 -0000 Message-ID: <20041205172415.89339.qmail@exxodus.fedaykin.here> Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 15:23:53 -0200 From: Mario Sergio Fujikawa Ferreira To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: java@FreeBSD.org cc: mnriem@gmail.com cc: linimon@FreeBSD.org cc: Herve Quiroz Subject: Re: ports/74696: net/xnap: Remove crosslisting in java category X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 17:24:44 -0000 Well, this PR is about a better understanding of what means the java category. Its current use also encompasses applications as seen in both http://www.freebsd.org/ports/java.html and http://www.freshports.org/java/ Checking out the Porter's Handbook which should be the source of all knowledge (*giggles*, well, it lags behind but it should be :). The java category is listed as: "java Software related to the Java language." http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/makefile-categories.html#AEN782 So, it comes to this. Are we saying that the current usage should be changed to java language related applications not including applications written in java? I do not think so but the ports system is adaptable and ever changing so it would be nice to visit this question. How does the java@ team feels about it? I for one think that we should keep the current statement, java as primary category for applications related primarily to the languange and secondary for anything written in java as we have for perl and python. What do you guys think? Regards, -- Mario S F Ferreira - DF - Brazil - "I guess this is a signature." feature, n: a documented bug | bug, n: an undocumented feature