Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 09:40:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com> To: kevin godfrey <kevin@ticktockman.com> Cc: freebsd newbies <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Distribution Question (Was: Would like comments...) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0108280934310.56857-100000@heorot.1nova.com> In-Reply-To: <3B8BC6EE.91E9A239@ticktockman.com>
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> > > Why is Java support on the BSDs so behind. I'm just curious as to why I > > > have to load up a Linux package to use some of the newer features within > > > the language. If this were more up to date, I would not have to dual > > > boot my machine! > > > > Because nobody has determined it to be important enough to make it > > native. You can use all the Linux programs you need under > > "emulation," BTW... so why fix something that isn't directly related to > > FreeBSD being a SERVER OS? > > Well, how about because there are many java application servers out > there that would probably benefit from running on a BSD platform... The same reason above, coupled with the fact that the Core Team and commiters are limited to what they can do. FreeBSD does not have the large team of people throwing code at it that Linux does. The FreeBSD developers work on what interests them, none are currently interested in doing so. Rick ******************************************************************* Rick's FreeBSD Web page http://heorot.1nova.com/freebsd Ace Logan's Hardware Guide http://hw.shatteredcrystal.com ***FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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