Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2018 21:52:18 +0100 From: Michael Osipov <1983-01-06@gmx.net> To: =?UTF-8?Q?Eirik_=c3=98verby?= <eirik.overby@modirum.com>, java@freebsd.org Cc: Marie Helene Kvello-Aune <mhka@modirum.com>, jmd@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Fwd: Supporting the OpenJDK11 port to FreeBSD Message-ID: <14f77902-ed42-48ec-c852-1d0af210492f@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <D5D3C575-9650-459B-A3C4-A39D8843D45D@modirum.com> References: <0327C3A2-813D-4597-86F1-B2ED7E9BE2FC@anduin.net> <D5D3C575-9650-459B-A3C4-A39D8843D45D@modirum.com>
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Am 2018-11-27 um 20:28 schrieb Eirik =C3=98verby: > Hi, >=20 > Realized I sent this from the wrong address to the wrong address .. sor= ry if this comes across as pestering! >=20 > I hope someone can take a look at the below, or point me in the right d= irection. >=20 > Wbr > /Eirik >=20 > Begin forwarded message: >=20 >> From: Eirik =C3=98verby <ltning@anduin.net> >> Date: 17 November 2018 at 12:24:36 EET >> To: glewis@FreeBSD.org >> Subject: Supporting the OpenJDK11 port to FreeBSD >> >> Hi, >> >> we're a company that hosts all our code (payment- and authentication s= tuff) on FreeBSD/Tomcat and we're being asked by our devs when we can hav= e OpenJDK9^H10^H^H11 support. Before you ask - no, none of them are capab= le of porting anything - they couldn't care less about the platform. Same issue here: running FreeBSD, Java, Tomcat, and surroundings like=20 Ant, Maven, etc. >> What would be the correct way to offer monetary (or other) support to = the FreeBSD/Java project in such a way that >> - the money is well spent? >> - porting efforts can get some priority and attention, soonish? >> >> Not sure what kind of support would make a difference here, but we can= throw all sorts of hardware at the project, and at least a man-month or = two if that's what it takes. I don't think that hardware will really help. What really helps is=20 someone who can assist Greg or contact the foundation and remind them of = [1], "Development of software for FreeBSD to benefit the user and=20 developer community, including contract development of critical system=20 infrastructure, porting of closed source applications such as Java(TM)." = with your donation. I talked with jmd@ about this gaining some traction for Java 11+ in=20 FreeBSD by joining AdoptAJDK and assisting Greg with this huge effort. It just needs someone who will drive this. The first must be to get all=20 BSD related changes Greg and others have made into JDK8u, no more=20 bsd-port Hg repo. Would you take on this? Michael [1] https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/about/overview/
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