Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 19:10:39 -0700 From: Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com> To: Michiel Detailleur <michiel.detailleur@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: JDK16 Message-ID: <20080516021039.GA37367@misty.eyesbeyond.com> In-Reply-To: <b9d48b370805150112k74959f38w8e2a91e346502184@mail.gmail.com> References: <b9d48b370805150112k74959f38w8e2a91e346502184@mail.gmail.com>
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G'day Michiel, On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:12:13AM +0200, Michiel Detailleur wrote: > Dear FreeBSD Java Project developer(s), > > I'm mailing you to ask about the status of version 1.6 of the Java JDK > in FreeBSD. More in particular the java/jdk16 port. I find this a very > useful port and I'm really happy that it makes the latest Java JDK so > easily available. > > However, the JDK16 version in the port is still on Update3, while Sun > has already released Update6. This latest updates contain numerous > important bugfixes and feature additions, one of which is of > particular interest to us (us would be 'Scouts en Gidsen Vlaanderen', > a Belgian/Flemish scouting organisation). It would of course be very > nice if we could get these latest updates (though just Update4 would > already be sufficient for us) via the ports system. > > Would you be so kind to shed some light on a possible planning or > current progress for updating this port? Mind you, I'm not asking you > to 'update or fix this at once!', I'm totally aware that this is a > voluntary project. I'm just asking if there are any plans for updating > so we can adjust our plans if necessary. > > With kind regards, > > Michiel > > PS: I have already sent a similar email to the official port > maintainer at glewis@freebsd.org from a different email address. I'm > sorry if this email ends up at your address again. I do not want to > appear rude or impatient, I just want to make sure this email is in > fact received by the right person. I sent a reply to that email, did you not get it? If so I can resend. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org
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