Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:45:52 +0300 From: Tomas Verbaitis <tomasv@megalogika.lt> To: Ernst de Haan <znerd@FreeBSD.org> Cc: java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why do you run/prefer Java on FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20070803104552.GC1186@megalogika.lt> In-Reply-To: <9F90521E-76CF-4C93-84E1-B1083F76C2A5@FreeBSD.org> References: <9F90521E-76CF-4C93-84E1-B1083F76C2A5@FreeBSD.org>
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--4jXrM3lyYWu4nBt5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 11:03:02AM +0200, Ernst de Haan wrote: > - why do you run Java on FreeBSD (instead of Solaris or Linux)? our company is FreeBSD shop mostly, serverside it's all we use. > - do you consider Java on FreeBSD fast? browser applets are slowish, standalone apps work ok, serverside -- faster than satisfactory > - do you consider it stable/reliable? on production servers Tomcat / ProgramD combo achieved half a year uptime, without being touched much. on development machines, especially current they tend to crash within 3-4 days, but that's because too much mangling.. afterall, i consider Java on FreeBSD reliable enough to run mission critical systems on it. > - do you consider it secure? our applications were not compromised because of JVM insecurity, as far as i know. > - which version of Java are you running? production: java version "1.5.0" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build diablo-1.5.0-b01) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build diablo-1.5.0_07-b01, mixed mode) development: java version "1.5.0_12-p6" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_12-p6-tomasv_= 01_aug_2007_18_20) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_12-p6-tomasv_01_aug_2007_18_20, mix= ed mode) > - was the installation of Java easy or a pain? (or somewhere in between?) i'd say in between, as manual downloads of source files and patchsets slightly interrupt usual FreeBSD ports' installation flow. otherwise, it's pretty much glitch free. > - how important is Java 1.6 for you? not important business wise for at least a year more, very important as a way to follow current trends and developments --=20 Tomas "Verbaitis" Verbaitis ** http://megalogika.lt --4jXrM3lyYWu4nBt5 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGswdgTZzwEIgdOiYRAjPmAJ9qI35XHavFjA/lKPQamKCutCxFRgCeKbMd P8wwYxo/9Qx+c4248dJM7Oc= =0U7u -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --4jXrM3lyYWu4nBt5--
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