From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 3 22:04:27 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35BEC1065672 for ; Tue, 3 Mar 2009 22:04:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brian@experts-exchange.com) Received: from mail.experts-exchange.com (mail.experts-exchange.com [64.156.132.251]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DF6E8FC16 for ; Tue, 3 Mar 2009 22:04:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brian@experts-exchange.com) Received: from [192.168.103.26] (unknown [72.29.180.81]) by mail.experts-exchange.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2825B4A30768; Tue, 3 Mar 2009 13:21:16 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <49ADA970.8040709@experts-exchange.com> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:04:32 -0800 From: Brian Gardner User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Maho NAKATA References: <49A50BC5.5080009@ongs.co.jp> <200902251003.14760.lists@intricatesoftware.com> <20090303.165402.179924432.chat95@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20090303.165402.179924432.chat95@mac.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: lists@intricatesoftware.com, kurt@intricatesoftware.com, daichi@ongs.co.jp, leafy7382@gmail.com, freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The OpenJDK6 port should remove the WEB option to avoid confusion X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:04:27 -0000 Let's remove the option for now. Perhaps we can port the icedtea plugin and webstart at a later date and re-introduce it. Brian Maho NAKATA wrote: > Hello Brian, > > What do you think? > > From: Kurt Miller > Subject: Re: OpenJDK6 and NetBeans: Who can use non-English fonts on NetBeans? > Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:03:14 -0500 > > >> OpenJDK (6 or 7) doesn't yet come with a plugin or webstart. It is not >> clear if Sun will ever release them under GPL. The last semi-offical >> statement is here: >> >> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/discuss/2008-September/001283.html >> >> The OpenJDK6 port should remove the WEB option to avoid confusion. >> >> I believe that the lack of the plugin will prevent OpenJDK6 from >> building OpenOffice. :( Perhaps the approach Fedora took might work >> for a plugin replacement. See 16.3 for a description: >> >> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f9/en_US/sn-Java.html >> >> It mentions the lack of support for LiveConnect. If I'm not mistaken >> that is need for the plugin to work in Firefox (memory rusty on this >> one). However it may be good enough to allow OpenJDK6 to build >> OpenOffice. >> > > -- Nakata Maho http://accc.riken.jp/maho/ , http://ja.openoffice.org/ > Nakata Maho's PGP public keys: http://accc.riken.jp/maho/maho.pgp.txt >