Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 16:23:59 -0400 (EDT) From: "Douglas M. Breault" <doug@ns.sdlcomm.com> To: Jake Hamby <jehamby@lightside.com> Cc: java-port-bsd@portia.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Java support in BSD kernel!? Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.960510162331.1206A-100000@ns.sdlcomm.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.92.960510123809.282A-100000@hamby1>
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On Fri, 10 May 1996, Jake Hamby wrote: > A friend told me that Linux would be "supporting Java in the kernel", > which seemed questionable since for licensing reasons it would be > impossible to embed the Java run-time into a GNU kernel like Linux (or > FreeBSD for that matter)! > > The message he actually forwarded me told a quite different story: > Basically somebody has patched the Linux kernel to recognize a Java .class > file and run "java MyClass", in much the same manner as a shell script is > executed with the command on the top line (e.g. "#!/bin/sh"). > > I know it would be quite simple to add this support to both FreeBSD and > NetBSD, but since the versions of the JDK for these systems are not stable > enough for production use (due primarily to lack of threads and/or Motif > availability), I'm not concerned about doing this myself. In fact, I'm > doing all my Java development on Solaris/x86! (I know this makes me a > "traitor" to BSD, but at least it's not Windoze :-) > > However, when the JDK does become robust and widely available, it would > certainly be a good idea to add .class handling intelligence to the BSD > kernels if for no other reason than to say that we, too, have "Java > support in the OS" even if it is a half-truth. Comments? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > |Jake Hamby| Ask me about Unix, FreeBSD, Solaris, The Tick, Motif, or NT, eh?| > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Hi, can I interest you in buying some meat over the phone?" -Lotus commercial > >
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