From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 24 10:34:37 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 694C116A4CE for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:34:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from mgr2.xmission.com (mgr2.xmission.com [198.60.22.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4222D43D46 for ; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:34:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from [198.60.22.207] (helo=mgr7.xmission.com) by mgr2.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1B6DD1-0007Dj-02; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:34:35 -0700 Received: from [166.70.56.15] (helo=misty.eyesbeyond.com) by mgr7.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1B6DCz-0006S3-RL; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:34:33 -0700 Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) i2OIYW5G041840; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:34:32 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i2OIYVa7041839; Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:34:31 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:34:31 -0700 From: Greg Lewis To: Kurt Werle Message-ID: <20040324183431.GA41718@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <20040324172848.GA35309@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <1334.127.0.0.1.1080151872.squirrel@mail.shiftmanager.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1334.127.0.0.1.1080151872.squirrel@mail.shiftmanager.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on mgr7.xmission.com X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.0 required=8.0 tests=XMSubMetaD_01 autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: glewis@eyesbeyond.com X-SA-Exim-Version: 3.1 (built Mon Jan 26 13:00:24 MST 2004) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes cc: Trang Nguyen cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Java on Free-BSD 5.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:34:37 -0000 On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 10:11:12AM -0800, Kurt Werle wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 08:47:57AM -0800, Trang Nguyen wrote: > >> - Is native JDK support planned for java 1.4.1 on free-bsd versions 5.x > >> upwards? > > > > It already exists. See the java/jdk14 port. > > Wouldn't it be great if this info was obvious at http://freebsd.org/java ? Try the "Getting Java for FreeBSD" link. You're right though, the information on the main page could be improved so people are pointed to that link explicitly. > >> - When is the target date for the release? > > > > Its happened. If you instead mean a binary release then the answer is > > "when its ready". > > It's friendly and helpful responses like this that make me happy I'm > moving to OSX. Well, in this case I can't give a better response. The binary release involves legal processes which must be followed, the timing of which is entirely out of my hands. Anyway, good luck with OS X, it looks cool :). -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org