Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 08:52:16 -0600 From: Phil Helms <phelms1@mindspring.com> To: Ian G <iang@iang.org> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting with freebsd Message-ID: <4309E6A0.9040403@mindspring.com> In-Reply-To: <4309E4E2.7010600@iang.org> References: <f13c775c05082117237b9dfb22@mail.gmail.com> <20050822054110.GC6627@osiris.chen.org.nz> <430989AB.7090200@nefli.nl> <4309D516.6060004@mindspring.com> <4309DFF3.4060702@iang.org> <4309E0A1.3090806@mindspring.com> <4309E4E2.7010600@iang.org>
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I assume there's some sort of license that allows Linux distros to include Java in compiled form. If that's so, then what's preventing FreeBSD from having the same thing? The difficulty of performing the test suite? Ian G wrote: > > Java *is* ported to FreeBSD, and is these days quite > snappy about it. Problem is, there is no permission > to distribute a port in Package form. You can quite > happily make yourself a Package, though. > -- Phil Helms phelms1@mindspring.com
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