Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 10:12:08 EDT From: "John Daniels" <jmd526@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linux JDK on FreeBSD Message-ID: <F3147uFlooJfQf78cnP00007da6@hotmail.com>
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>>On the other hand, if you would pay my boss to let me work on a JDK for >>FreeBSD full-time, I'd love to hear from you. > >I doubt I could afford to single-handedly subsidize a European >programmer salary, but I'd be happy to contribute a reasonable amount >to a group effort. Seriously, if raising money would push development along, I think that there are many people and/or companies that would contribute. I would think that WC/BSDi could be / should be a major contributor but there are others (like Michael Robinson) who very much want to see FreeBSD as a viable Java development platform. That means 1) running native, and 2) JDK parity with other platforms, 3) revising ports: all ports (like postgresql, etc.) now support JDK1.1.8 by default since that is the official JDK port on FreeBSD. I am running a startup and we are expecting funding in late August/early September. I too, would be willing to contribute some time and $$ to the "JDK1.3 in '00" effort. John P.S. "JDK1.3 in '00" would be a sucess if: 1) JDK1.2.2 is complete by end of the year, and 2) JDK1.3 has a stable alpha. Of course this process gets a tremendous boost when 1) BSDi and/or Sun start providing code access, support, resources, etc. and 2) a JDK1.2.2 Beta is released so that feedback comes from a wider audience. I realize that Greg, Nate, Kees and everyone else involved are working toward these goals - I think that all FreeBSD Java users are/should be grateful for the work that the FreeBSD Java porting team has done/are doing. I also realize that money doesn't necessarily mean that things can get done much faster (factors such as Sun license terms, corporate lethargy, individual time constraints, etc. are intractable) but I think that if/when raising a reasonable amount of funding would help the porting effort in a big way, that should be identified and communicated. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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