Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:58:55 -0400 From: bdsfbsd@att.net To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: openjdk vs diablo-jdk Message-ID: <op.ven4kgw8htl4zj@ack5833s2.ad.service.osu.edu> In-Reply-To: <4C1F85D5.7040408@intertainservices.com> References: <L4BITB$256B16536B50416832DBC1B09283CA26@libero.it> <op.venm5oo1htl4zj@ack5833s2.ad.service.osu.edu> <4C1F85D5.7040408@intertainservices.com>
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On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:31:33 -0400, Mike Jakubik <mike.jakubik@intertainservices.com> wrote: > On 6/21/2010 10:42 AM, bdsfbsd@att.net wrote: >> >> So really now this is just an issue of the preferred manner of having a >> jdk. I have yet to understand what openjdk is supposed to be versus >> what diablo-jdk is supposed to be, at least in terms of FreeBSD.. I >> know that openjdk is being designed for many platforms while diablo-jdk >> is FreeBSD specific, but the dependencies make it > > One is certified by Sun and is sadly outdated and no longer maintained > (If someone could tell me why that would be great, the freebsd > foundation is taking donations, why isn't this money spent to maintain > the Sun JDK?), the other is an open source version that is actively > maintained. > I don't know much, but it sounds like you answered your own question there. >> appear that openjdk on FreeBSD equals diablo-jdk plus other packages. >> Is diablo-jdk missing some functionality that openjdk provides? Or are >> they somehow qualitatively different things? >> > > The other way around, openjdk is missing some Sun proprietary functions. > Mostly though, they provide the same functionality. > I don't get it, how can openjdk bring in diablo-jdk as a dependency yet be less functional? Brian
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