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Date:      Wed, 13 Sep 2000 14:03:48 -0400
From:      Garrett Rooney <rooneg@electricjellyfish.net>
To:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Java v1.3 JDK/JRE for FreeBSD v4.x
Message-ID:  <20000913140348.A22497@electricjellyfish.net>
In-Reply-To: <LAW2-F147w1sRU4HoWd0000cf69@hotmail.com>; from Kenneth Mays on Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 01:54:19PM -0400
References:  <LAW2-F147w1sRU4HoWd0000cf69@hotmail.com>

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On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 01:54:19PM -0400, Kenneth Mays wrote:
> Sun released the Linux version of Java v1.3 JDK/JRE as of Sept. 07, 2000. 
> Why can't we just use that in -current for now if not already there?!?!? 
> Would  it take awhile to make it into -STABLE (not as open source, just as 
> developer tool or port/package)??

you seem to be missing the point.  you're perfectly welcome to use the
linux version of the JDK that sun has released under any version of
FreeBSD you want, assuming you can get it to work (it didn't the last
time i tried, at least not well).  it doesn't have to be incorporated
into CURRENT, or STABLE or anywhere actually for you to do this.  if
you'd like there to be a port in the ports tree that automates the
instalation of this software, i imagine you could do so, but that is 
neither here nor there.  it certainly isn't a topic of conversation for 
the stable mailing list.  take it to freebsd-java if you want to find 
out what you need to do in order to make it work or to freebsd-ports 
if you're interested in making a port out of it, and you'll probably 
get a better response.

asking on freebsd-stable when a piece of mostly proprietary software is
going to be in CURRENT or in STABLE isn't very on topic, since such
software is never made a part of CURRENT or STABLE, but is put into the
ports tree.

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