Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:22:04 +0200 From: Roberto Nunnari <roberto.nunnari@supsi.ch> To: Joris Verschoor <j.verschoor@nefli.nl> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting with freebsd Message-ID: <4309ED9C.7060802@supsi.ch> In-Reply-To: <4309EB1F.2050109@nefli.nl> 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> <4309E6A0.9040403@mindspring.com> <20050822145916.GB26047@wjv.com> <4309EB1F.2050109@nefli.nl>
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Joris Verschoor wrote: > iirc the freebsd foundation arranged some sort of agreement with sun > some time ago. Or was this only for an older version? I believe it was for 1.3.x > What is the state of this? And can we expect a package in the future? > btw, how much does certification cost, and does it have to be payed > every update release? > > > > Bill Vermillion wrote: > >> 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" >>> >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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" -- Roberto Nunnari -software engineer- mailto:roberto.nunnari@supsi.ch Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana Dipartimento Tecnologie Innovative http://www.dti.supsi.ch SUPSI-DTI Via Cantonale tel: +41-91-6108561 6928 Manno """ fax: +41-91-6108570 Switzerland (o o) =======================oOO==(_)==OOo========================
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