Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 14:58:46 -0600 (MDT) From: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> To: mmuir@es.co.nz Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG>, David Uhring <duhring@charter.net>, "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@ipamzlx.physik.uni-mainz.de>, Mark Lovretovich <mark@cnmnetwork.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Netscape/Linux on FreeBSD an other horrors ... Message-ID: <200009122058.OAA24564@nomad.yogotech.com> In-Reply-To: <39BE900B.66ACD55@es.co.nz> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009121042090.18589-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <39BE900B.66ACD55@es.co.nz>
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> > Javascript isn't the big problem - Java is. There seem to be serious > > threading problems with the JVM which will wedge up the process if you > > breathe too heavily when an applet is loading. However I usually run with > > JS disabled too for security reasons, because I dont trust there not to be > > other undiscovered flaws in the JS implementation. > > I've noticed issues such as this with other ports, for example > MoneyDance (ports/deskutils) in which java_X seems to lock up now and > again while loading the program -- if it does succeed in loading, there > are no further problems [that i've seen] however. This is a JVM issues that was dealt with JDK 1.2.2 involving a race at startup. It happens to all Java applications at some time or the other. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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