Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 15:53:59 -0500 From: Brian Adkins <brian@lojic.com> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD emulation for linux Message-ID: <4.1.19990323154644.0153a1f0@mailbox.iwaynet.net> In-Reply-To: <199903232038.NAA15495@mt.sri.com> References: <4.1.19990323151435.0153a550@mailbox.iwaynet.net> <199903231936.NAA10667@free.pcs> <local.mail.freebsd-advocacy/19990323054252$ca17@fish.pcs> <local.mail.freebsd-advocacy/4.2.0.32.19990322194937.03ee4600@localhost> <4.2.0.32.19990323125147.00a86a80@localhost> <4.1.19990323151435.0153a550@mailbox.iwaynet.net>
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At 01:38 PM 3/23/99 -0700, Nate Williams wrote: >> I would personally like to get to the point where folks who want Java and a >> free OS go to FreeBSD *first*. > >While I think this is a laudable goal, the lack of a solid JIT means >that FreeBSD will lack behind the other OS's (notably the M$ version) in >performance. So what do we have to do to get a solid JIT? Is it a matter of developer time, or are there other issues involved? If we could compete with Microsoft's and Sun's Java performance/reliability, I would probably become the #1 FreeBSD evangelist in a short time :) I mean, I love it as it is, but if it had a Java as least as good as Windows NT, I'd be ecstatic! >> Other commercial OS companies are seriously >> lacking here, I think SCO only has a 1.1.3 JDK, whereas, FreeBSD already >> has a 1.1.7. > >And soon to have an ELF version. I've spent the last few days working >on it, and I hope to have the ELF version of JDK1 out by next week >sometime. > >Then, it's onto JDK2. :) Doesn't the Java 2 platform include Symantec's JIT? Will we get that with the port? > >Nate thanks dude! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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