From owner-freebsd-java Thu Oct 5 9: 7:47 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from public.bta.net.cn (public.bta.net.cn [202.96.0.97]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BF80B37B502 for ; Thu, 5 Oct 2000 09:07:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from netrinsics.com([202.106.223.177]) by public.bta.net.cn(JetMail 2.5.3.0) with SMTP id jm1d39dcf0e4; Thu, 5 Oct 2000 16:07:33 -0000 Received: (from robinson@localhost) by netrinsics.com (8.11.0/8.9.3) id e95G91507364 for freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG; Fri, 6 Oct 2000 00:09:01 +0800 (+0800) (envelope-from robinson) Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 00:09:01 +0800 (+0800) From: Michael Robinson Message-Id: <200010051609.e95G91507364@netrinsics.com> To: freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sun Keynote at JavaCon2000 Sender: owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >> >FYI, George Paolini (VP Sun) gave a keynote at JavaCon2000, and notable >> >on the slides was an official port of JDK1.3 to FreeBSD/BSDi. >As I understand, 'official' doesn't mean 'Sun product', but means 'Sun >blessed'. In other words, it passes the JCK, meaning it's an 'official' >Java licensed product just like JBuilder, VCafe, and other Java >products. So, basically, the aforementioned slide really means that they've signed paperwork that allows Nate Williams (or anyone else licensed to use the JCK), to create "an official port of JDK1.3 to FreeBSD". You do all the work, they do all the self-congradulation. Same old same old. -Michael Robinson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message