Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 19:42:51 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: "Alex.Boisvert" <boia01@gel.usherb.ca> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG, kelly@fsl.noaa.gov Subject: Re: What can we do about Java? Message-ID: <199712040242.TAA22650@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.971203202405.21951A-100000@castor> References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.971203202405.21951A-100000@castor>
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> I have Sun's JDK 1.1.2 running on my system now. It's "fairly stable" > with respect to Keith White's JDK 1.1 port. Meaning it's more or less stable than the K.White port, or the same? > I will be getting a Motif 2.0 license in the next few days (it's in the > mail). Then, I'll be able to test threads using HotJava Browser, which I > can't run now because of bugs in Lesstif (presumably). Cool. I have SRI pay for a copy of Motif 1.2 so I could develop it. I'm not sure 2.0 will work. :( > As soon as I can get HotJava to run, I will release my port. So you can > expect a release soon... (Before Chrismas?) I'd be very interested in your diffs. > Right now, it's "kinda hard" to work collectively on Sun's JDK port. I > have had trouble with Sun getting JDK 1.1.3 or JDK 1.1.4... So working > with Keith White on the same JDK version has not been possible yet. Also, > JDK versions are moving targets and just keeping up with Sun's releases is > a challenge by itself. Hopefully things will start to settle after JDK > 1.2.X. Agreed. JDK 1.1.5 is due out RSN, and JDK 1.1.6 is supposed to be out late this year/early next year. (Not sure if I would take those dates to the bank though.) I don't expect to see anything w/regard to JDK 1.2 until April/May next year. > I believe that making a stable JVM (look at FreeBSD for instance :-) is > the most important thing now. Agreed. Nate
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