Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 09:29:20 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> To: "Koster, K.J." <K.J.Koster@kpn.com> Cc: "'FreeBSD Java mailing list'" <freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Who used jdk 1.1.8 and linux 1.2.2? Message-ID: <20010528092920.C30532@itouchnz.itouch> In-Reply-To: <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E452205FD9C0E@l04.research.kpn.com>; from K.J.Koster@kpn.com on Fri, May 25, 2001 at 10:21:49AM %2B0100 References: <59063B5B4D98D311BC0D0001FA7E452205FD9C0E@l04.research.kpn.com>
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On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 10:21:49AM +0100, Koster, K.J. wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> We are collecting a tremendous number of JDK's. We have 1.1.8, 1.2.2 (2x),
> 1.3.0. As soon as someone sits down to write the Makefiles for them, 1.3.1
> and 1.4 should be added to this list.
>
> I appreciate that 1.1.8 is genuinely useful for applet development, and also
> our only official native port. I don't think it's time to pull the plug on
> it. Still I'd like to know how widely it's used.
Since it's the only official native port, it's the only version that I
can install on our production machines.
Building the 1.2-beta native is a pain due to the off-on
responsiveness of ftp servers. I'm losing hope of ever seeing a
release for this... :-(
> The usefulness of Linux JDK 1.2.2 is less obvious. Apart from "I haven't had
> time", what are your reasons not to switch to 1.3? Are there stability
> issues that keep you from moving to 1.3?
The only thing stopping me from moving onwards is the lack of an
official port.
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