On Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 10:05:38AM -0400, Kurt Miller wrote:
> From: "Michael W. Lucas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >On Sat, Aug 06, 2005 at 01:12:24PM -0700, J.C. Roberts wrote:
> >>The FreeBSD guys sold their soul to Sun in a "license agreement" of
> >>some sort in order to use Sun's code as a base for their native
> >>implementation.
> >
> >Sorry, not quite.
> >
> >The FreeBSD-native Java implementation did not require changing any
> >licenses in the base OS. Mind you, those poor bastards who donated
> >their work and code to get Java running natively on FreeBSD may have
> >sold their souls (or, at least, got badly taken), but that's a
> >separate issue.
>
> I have spent considerable time getting Java working on OpenBSD. How I
> choose to spend my time is my choice. I've nethier sold my soul or have
> been badly taken. Piss off!
>
> >The last time I tried it, the FreeBSD native Java ran fine on OpenBSD
> >under emulation. At least it's a step closer than the Linux version.
> >And, if you feel like donating your limited free time to Sun, the
> >FreeBSD version is a better starting point than the Linux version.
>
> Stop spreading FUD. At least take a sec and look in
> /usr/ports/devel/jdk before posting this crap.
Kurt,
Really, no disparagement was meant of your efforts. My apologies for
any offense.
I can't see spending my time working on Sun's code, but that's your
choice, and if it works for you more power to you.
==ml
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Michael W. Lucas [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.BlackHelicopters.org/~mwlucas/
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