Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:47:49 +0200 From: Marcin Cieslak <saper@system.pl> To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Cc: Mark Hindess <mark.hindess@googlemail.com>, Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OpenJDK BSD Port project: why FreeBSD Java Fondation is not metioned? Message-ID: <48C2DE65.3080005@system.pl> In-Reply-To: <379573552.20080906183413@serebryakov.spb.ru> References: <48BE7D9D.9090500@FreeBSD.org> <200809031816.04525.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> <20080903205006.GA66614@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <200809060837.m868bRTB032738@d12av03.megacenter.de.ibm.com> <379573552.20080906183413@serebryakov.spb.ru>
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