Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 09:51:52 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Sean Kelly <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What can we do about Java? Message-ID: <199712031651.JAA19783@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <34857E98.A0B877C3@fsl.noaa.gov> References: <34857E98.A0B877C3@fsl.noaa.gov>
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> I realize a lot of FreeBSD users are old Unix hands who tend to turn > their noses up at even the slightest mention of Java Hey, not me! > I get paid to do Java now, and despite all the hype it's really a nice > improvement over C++. My software development times have never been > lower. Plus, management finds it a great way to leverage their > high-powered Unix developers into developing Windows software, and all > without the kicking, the screaming, and (in some cases) the bleating. Sounds like what we're experiencing as well. > I've got the enthusiasm (if not the talent), and I want to help. What > can I do? What can *we* do? Download the source code from Sun after signing their 'educational NDA', get the K.White patches from ...(Looking) http://www.csi.uottawa.ca/~kwhite/javaport.html And port away. I have it on good authority that it should take a couple of weeks to do the port, but I don't have that time to spend. :( Nate
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