From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Nov 5 13:24:58 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from atkielski.com (atkielski.com [161.58.232.69]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A40FC37B416 for ; Mon, 5 Nov 2001 13:24:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from contactdish (ASt-Lambert-101-2-1-14.abo.wanadoo.fr [193.251.59.14]) by atkielski.com (8.11.6) id fA5LODG02358; Mon, 5 Nov 2001 22:24:13 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <006101c16640$4b0651d0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> From: "Anthony Atkielski" To: , "FreeBSD Questions" References: <20011105211237.47898.qmail@web10408.mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Java on FreeBSD Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 22:24:44 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Dylan writes: > Why are you debating on things you evidently > know little about? Why are you resorting to personal attacks, instead of debating? > Java actually works very well under FreeBSD -- > had you read my original post, you might have > noted that I've got 28 instances of VM running > across 14 FreeBSD 4.4 machines. Problem solved, then! > There are many fine developers out there trying > to advance the usability of FreeBSD's Java implement- > ations beyond what they are today. Hmm. > Please avoid trying to speak on behalf of the > entire FreeBSD community ... See above. > Those views are not at all a FreeBSD philosophy, > AFAIK. Does FreeBSD have a codified philosophy? Is that anything like a dogma? > It's not for airing personal opinions on things > unless someone asks for it -- and in that case, > it's not necessary to Reply-All. And yet here you are, replying to all, and giving your personal opinions. Hmm. > Some people (unfortunately) see a plea for help > as soapbox for their opinions... as if anyone cares > what you think of Java? Hmm. See above. You've told us what you think of Java. > FreeBSD is a platform for Java. Java is a very > successful language and works well for many reasons, > for many people -- some of which will use it on FreeBSD. > I hope more do. Deal with it. Fine with me, as long as they aren't writing anything that I'll have to run on my machines. After all, if I wanted 386 performance on a Pentium 4, I'd install Windows XP instead of FreeBSD. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message