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Subject: Re: Still no Java in Netscape?! 
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> > They need threads.
> 
> Hmmm, well the version of Linux Netscape runs on (1.1.x and above, a.out) 
> doesn't have kernel threads, so I assume they're using user-mode 
> pthreads?

Yep.

> If so, I guess it would be a bit of work to get those running 
> with BSDI, though not impossible...

Yep.

> Well, I guess the best thing is to 
> show our support for a native (or at least BSDI-emulation) version with 
> Java support, and in the meantime use the Linux version...

Julian is in the process of importing the pthreads stuff into -current
even now, but this work isn't BSDi.  I doubt the NetScape folks are
going to go out of their way to add a pretty basic feature to BSDi just
to get Java applets going.  This should be something BSDi's technical
staff should be doing, but apparently aren't.


Nate