From owner-java@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 18 09:11:40 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id JAA04075 for java-outgoing; Thu, 18 Dec 1997 09:11:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-java@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from keymaster.fsl.noaa.gov (root@keymaster.fsl.noaa.gov [137.75.131.182]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA04053 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 1997 09:11:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kelly@fsl.noaa.gov) Received: from cardinal.fsl.noaa.gov (cardinal.fsl.noaa.gov [137.75.60.101]) by keymaster.fsl.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA14337; Thu, 18 Dec 1997 17:11:15 GMT Received: from fsl.noaa.gov (auk.fsl.noaa.gov [137.75.60.124]) by cardinal.fsl.noaa.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA24395; Thu, 18 Dec 1997 17:11:13 GMT Message-ID: <34995930.38AB7D3@fsl.noaa.gov> Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:11:12 -0700 From: Sean Kelly X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (X11; I; HP-UX B.10.20 9000/725) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Giao Nguyen CC: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Goals for the JDK port References: <3.0.3.32.19971212191058.00900dd0@hyperreal.org> <3.0.3.32.19971215152125.009835f0@hyperreal.org> <19971215185751.63790@functional.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk > I guess what I'm saying is that this FreeBSD JDK port --- Can we not > make it just another port? Can we do something to it that says, "Hey, > this isn't just a port. We did some cool stuff and it's fast. It moves. > It totally rocks. And it doesn't suck either." I'd really like to see our particular port stand out as well. It'd be a great way to distinguish FreeBSD as a Java contender. Could we do something with native threads, for example? Or modify the kernel to have an execution model for .class files? --Sean