Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 16:20:47 +0100 From: "Koster, K.J." <K.J.Koster@kpn.com> To: 'Jev' <jev@ecad.org> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: RE: java status and Message-ID: <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E452205FD9EC5@l04.research.kpn.com>
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Dear Jev,
>
> > > `-> I heard there were certain requirements that an OS has to
> > > meet before being supported, what are these requirements?
> > I don't know where you heard this. Any solid references?
>
> I thought I read that in this lists archives, I must have
> been mistaken.
>
Let's not put Sun in a worse light than they cast themselves. :-)
>
> > The FreeBSD 4.x kernel has no kernel threads. The JDKs rely
> > on kernel threads
>
> Does -CURRENT have threads?
>
Ah, yes. I intended to mention this, but I forgot. Sorry. FreeBSD 5.0 will
have kernel threads. Needless to say that the usual disclaimers apply about
newfangled stuff. I think the Java port will be a good test case for FreeBSD
kernel threading implementation. :-)
Kees Jan
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[Steven Wright]
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