From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 22 14:59:25 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org 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 6BE1216A420 for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:59:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from wjv.com (fl-65-40-24-38.sta.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EF2C43D5C for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:59:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by wjv.com (8.12.11/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j7MExGaG026078; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:59:17 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.11/8.13.1/Submit) id j7MExGH3026077; Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:59:16 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv) Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:59:16 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion To: Phil Helms Message-ID: <20050822145916.GB26047@wjv.com> References: <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> <4309E6A0.9040403@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4309E6A0.9040403@mindspring.com> Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.0.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on bilver.wjv.com Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org, Ian G Subject: Re: Starting with freebsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:59:25 -0000 After replacing Phil Helms with a small shell script on Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 08:52 , the following appeared on stdout: > 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? The cost involved. Without a certified port approved by Sun, all other have to compile it themselves and can not redistribute the compiled version. > 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-java@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-java > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-java-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com