From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 25 15:30:47 2003 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 EC7B816A4BF for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:30:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fish.ish.com.au (212-86.dsl.connexus.net.au [203.17.212.86]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCCAF43FBD for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 15:30:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ari@ish.com.au) Received: from [203.29.62.159] (helo=ish.com.au) by fish.ish.com.au with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19rPyJ-00020X-Fk for freebsd-java@freebsd.org; Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:37:59 +1000 Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:30:43 +1000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: Aristedes Maniatis To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) X-Scan-Signature: d0e446d666b9e2bfd31e15512589ad38 Subject: binary release 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: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:30:48 -0000 Congratulations to everyone who made this possible, it seems that JDK 1.3.1 has been released as binary: http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/press/20030825-java131.shtml I have a question. Is the binary release the same as the 1.3.1p8_2 port? If I have that installed on a production server should I be looking at upgrading to the binary? I am also curious; the release said > "The Foundation is now financing efforts to accelerate the completion of [JDK 1.4.1]." Does that mean that there are programmers being paid for their skills to complete this? Who are they? Personally I think it is great that money can be found to implement such core functionality in non-glamorous areas of FreeBSD, and make sure that someone works on it other than in their spare time between midnight and 3am. I hope Sun is contributing to this effort. Cheers Ari Maniatis --------------------------> ish group pty ltd 7 Darghan St Glebe 2037 Australia phone +61 2 9660 1400 fax +61 2 9660 7400 http www.ish.com.au | email info@ish.com.au PGP fingerprint 08 57 20 4B 80 69 59 E2 A9 BF 2D 48 C2 20 0C C8