Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:28:20 -0700 From: Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com> To: "Randal L. Schwartz" <merlyn@stonehenge.com> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-java-request@freebsd.org Subject: Re: this is probably a little touchy to ask... Message-ID: <AANLkTiknxadAY73eeNf_XLB87fg9VorfFjjRYmSwRmbU@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <86sk1hk8xa.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> References: <AANLkTi=7sTm12NUdAeRrX1ZUsSveS9k7dk=hc%2BgWV9jK@mail.gmail.com> <86pqwmlhdu.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <AANLkTinmfMdYUpNGKCCAX1cE7pZJDFC07BoRsQ9XxhsA@mail.gmail.com> <86sk1hk8xa.fsf@red.stonehenge.com>
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On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 06:46, Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com> wrote: >>>>>> "Jules" == Jules Gilbert <jules.stocks@gmail.com> writes: > > Jules> Look, I'm just a user. I'm not a Java developer, not a language > Jules> developer, not a run-time specialist. But folks, we got problems! I > Jules> say this because it's becoming really hard to make Java run on a > Jules> browser. > > And that's why I challenged you as to "why". We needed Java to run in > the browser back before we had cross-platform DHTML widgets. But with > HTML5 around the corner, I've got to again ask, "why Java"? > > Java had its day. Time to move on. Why Java? I've worked with several SSL VPNs (SonicWall, Juniper, Aventail) for $WORK, and they all require a java-enabled browser - so unless you're suggesting that DHTML and HTML5 can replace that, I need a java-enabled browser. Aside from that, there are some really nice apps written in Java - including Data Crow, which is a pretty decent cataloging utility for my books and movies and such, and I haven't seen anything nearly as good as that written in a cross-platform language, so that I can move it between my FreeBSD machine and my family's Windows machines. Kurt
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