From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 25 21:29:05 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67DE416A4BF for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 21:29:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mgr5.xmission.com (mgr5.xmission.com [198.60.22.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 988F743FCB for ; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 21:29:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from mail by mgr5.xmission.com with spam-scanned (Exim 3.35 #1) id 19rVRy-0003Mc-05 for freebsd-java@freebsd.org; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:29:04 -0600 Received: from [207.135.128.145] (helo=misty.eyesbeyond.com) by mgr5.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 19rVRf-0003D2-05; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:28:40 -0600 Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7Q4bUC5028562; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:37:31 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h7Q4bNqP028561; Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:37:23 -0600 (MDT) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:37:22 -0600 From: Greg Lewis To: Aristedes Maniatis Message-ID: <20030826043722.GA28511@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-9.9 required=8.0 tests=BAYES_01,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT, REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_MUTT,X_AUTH_WARNING version=2.55 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: binary release X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 04:29:05 -0000 On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 08:30:43AM +1000, Aristedes Maniatis wrote: > Congratulations to everyone who made this possible, it seems that JDK > 1.3.1 has been released as binary: > > http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/press/20030825-java131.shtml > > I have a question. Is the binary release the same as the 1.3.1p8_2 > port? If I have that installed on a production server should I be > looking at upgrading to the binary? Its almost the same. If anything, 1.3.1p8_2 is slightly more up to date, but the differences are very minor. > I am also curious; the release said > > > "The Foundation is now financing efforts to accelerate the completion > of [JDK 1.4.1]." > > Does that mean that there are programmers being paid for their skills > to complete this? Who are they? Personally I think it is great that > money can be found to implement such core functionality in > non-glamorous areas of FreeBSD, and make sure that someone works on it > other than in their spare time between midnight and 3am. I hope Sun is > contributing to this effort. There was an announcement regarding this some time back. You can probably find it if you look through the archives :). Otherwise I'll let the people in question speak up. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org