Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:10:39 +0200 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: dfeustel@mindspring.com Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Java Package for FreeBSD 7.0 Message-ID: <20080623201039.GA97202@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20080623195402.B24558FC2D@mx1.freebsd.org> References: <20080623195402.B24558FC2D@mx1.freebsd.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
--7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 07:54:02PM +0000, dfeustel@mindspring.com wrote: > Now that Java is opensource, I have looked for a Java package to install > on 64-bit FreeBSD 7.0, but so far without success. Is there a simple and > quick-to-install Java package for FreeBSD? It's not completely done yet. Some build tools were proprietary (Red Hat started the IcedTea project to rectify that).=20 Some 2D graphics and sound stuff was not free. I've read that the developer of the 2D graphics stuff OK-ed the open sourcing, and that Sun is rewriting the sound bits. In short: patience, grasshopper ;-) Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkhgAz8ACgkQEnfvsMMhpyVf5ACfRRbAPnFnaLS7xJ4tWzmmlc79 QrwAoJ9x67sufkWakem7mqKDq7EnBFJe =/CDL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z--
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20080623201039.GA97202>