From owner-freebsd-java Sat Aug 5 16:25:20 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f98.law8.hotmail.com [216.33.241.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3AC337BBA5 for ; Sat, 5 Aug 2000 16:25:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmd526@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 5 Aug 2000 16:25:14 -0700 Received: from 209.220.228.2 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sat, 05 Aug 2000 GMT X-Originating-IP: [209.220.228.2] From: "John Daniels" To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linux JDK on FreeBSD Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 19:25:14 EDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Aug 2000 23:25:14.0973 (UTC) FILETIME=[68B4E0D0:01BFFF34] Sender: owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >>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 ________________________________________________________________________ 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