Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 14:13:29 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Joe Yandle <joe@wlcg.com>, Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net>, java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Status of JDK for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <199911172113.OAA10454@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <19991117205809.A39532@catkin.nothing-going-on.org> References: <Pine.OSF.4.10.9911161645010.29940-100000@fly.HiWAAY.net> <Pine.LNX.3.96.991117095855.2819B-100000@sith.wlcg.com> <19991117205809.A39532@catkin.nothing-going-on.org>
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> > >From what I understand, you have some control over the freebsd section of > > slashdot. I submitted an RFE to Sun asking for a supported jdk port for > > freebsd, and we're trying to get as many votes on the Java developer > > connection as possible. > > > > If you can get us some slashdot exposure, I think our chances of getting > > taken seriously by Sun will be far greater. > > > > The URL for the RFE is: > > > > http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4288745.html > > This requires registration. Is there a non-registration-required section > I can point people at? Nope. Sun is trying to use this to avoid the thing we're doing. :) > If not, I can pretty much guarantee that within the first 10 posts someone > will say "OK, use <username> and <password> to access this", which might > be counter-productive if it annoys Sun. Every use has three votes. If someone re-uses a username, they'll still only be using 3 votes total. The users must register themselves in order to have their votes count.... Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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