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Date:      Fri, 26 Mar 1999 12:30:03 -0500
From:      Brian Adkins <brian@lojic.com>
To:        Donald Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net>
Cc:        advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Development Projects (was:Re: FreeBSD emulation for linux)
Message-ID:  <4.1.19990326122654.018f8430@mailbox.iwaynet.net>
In-Reply-To: <36FB952B.2E5E7F3C@thuntek.net>
References:  <199903261028.FAA00745@y.dyson.net>

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At 07:09 AM 3/26/99 -0700, Donald Wilde wrote:
>...
>Java server and JDK native support is #3.

YES, YES, YES !!!  Why not have access to thousands of Java applications
because they run very well on FreeBSD.  It makes me *sick* to think I may
have to recommend NT or Solaris because of the quality of their Java
implementation, but that is the current reality - I would be professionally
negilgent to do otherwise currently.

>A full-featured browser and modern mail client is #4, one that doesn't
>hang when the ppp is not connected. MPHO is that Netscape is not likely
>to give us that, since AOL has hogtied and is now shredding them.
>Mozilla is a better choice in the long run, I think. Also, Mutt just
>doesn't cut it in the desktop world used to Eudora and Netscape mail
>readers.
>
>If we can accomplish _just_ these four things with our code-project
>resources, plus get a native Oracle 8 port, I think they would give us a
>big boost in unit installs. Can I announce the solutions next week? ;-)
>-- 
>Donald Wilde              "Bringing the Internet to everyone!"
>Wilde Media
>1380 Rio Rancho Blvd. SE #117  voice:      505-771-0709
>Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124   e-mail:     dwilde1@thuntek.net




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