Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 11:17:49 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Joe Yandle <joe@wlcg.com> Cc: chris@tourneyland.com, java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Slashdot posting (was Re: Status of JDK for FreeBSD?) Message-ID: <199911171817.LAA09030@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.991117124850.4383A-100000@sith.wlcg.com> References: <19991117174336.3896.rocketmail@web902.mail.yahoo.com> <Pine.LNX.3.96.991117124850.4383A-100000@sith.wlcg.com>
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Ok, Here's what I posted to slashdot. It's weak, but it's the best I could do on short notice. :) Nate ps. I don't like my title given that I don't consider myself the head of the team, but I guess it lends more credibility to the posting. :( ------------- As head of the current FreeBSD/JDK porting development team (<A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/java">http://www.freebsd.org/java</A>), it's been difficult to finish our JDK2 efforts due to lack of help from Sun. In order to try and make JDK2 on FreeBSD a reality, we are lobbying Sun using a RFE (Request For Enhancement) on the Java Developer network to demonstrate to them the number of people interested in seeing FreeBSD as a supported Java platform. <P> Please click on the following URL, and add your votes to compel Sun into allocating resources towards getting a native FreeBSD port of JDK2 (and JDK3, etc...) finished. <P> <A HREF="http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4288745.html">; http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4288745.html</A>; <PRE>(Note, voting requires that you be registed on the Java Developer Connection, which is free.)</PRE> <P> This is good for open-source operating systems, and Java in general since FreeBSD is a great server platform used by many of the major internet portal sites (Yahoo, Hotmail), and would allow FreeBSD to compete as a Java server platform directly with less 'open' systems such as WinNT. <P> Thanks! <P> Nate Williams - Head of FreeBSD/Java development project. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message
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