From owner-freebsd-java Tue Nov 3 12:54:13 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA08589 for freebsd-java-outgoing; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 12:54:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from damon.com (damon.com [207.170.114.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA08579 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 12:54:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dap@damon.com) Received: (from dap@localhost) by damon.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA00132; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:53:49 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from dap) From: Damon Permezel Message-Id: <199811032053.OAA00132@damon.com> Subject: Re: Sun Ports JDK to Linux In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19981103112531.00a16100@mailhost.hq.freegate.com> from Steve Byrne at "Nov 3, 98 11:25:31 am" To: sbb@freegate.com (Steve Byrne) Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:53:49 -0600 (CST) Cc: gunther@aurora.rg.iupui.edu, dap@damon.com, patrick@cre8tivegroup.com, freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL32 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org "Steve Byrne sez: " > > Here's something that may make "flawless Linux binary compatibility" > tricky: the JDK 1.2 on Linux is using native threads, which are implemented > on top of LinuxThreads, which are kernel supported threads. You'd need This flawless linux compatability must be what makes my netscape (all verions I've tried) regularly dump core with EMT trap! I don't want to rag on FreeBSD. I am sad to see freeBSD fall behind. Particularly linux. However, I kept running into reasons why I should consider linux, and finally overcame my resistance. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message