From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 18 10:33:51 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AEDC106564A for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:33:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gary.jennejohn@freenet.de) Received: from mout5.freenet.de (mout5.freenet.de [IPv6:2001:748:100:40::2:7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97B4E8FC1D for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:33:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [195.4.92.20] (helo=10.mx.freenet.de) by mout5.freenet.de with esmtpa (ID gary.jennejohn@freenet.de) (port 25) (Exim 4.72 #2) id 1NsD2z-0000DR-EO; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:33:49 +0100 Received: from p57ae23a6.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([87.174.35.166]:44986 helo=ernst.jennejohn.org) by 10.mx.freenet.de with esmtpa (ID gary.jennejohn@freenet.de) (port 25) (Exim 4.72 #2) id 1NsD2z-0007WU-5s; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:33:49 +0100 Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:33:48 +0100 From: Gary Jennejohn To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100318113348.281f2de5@ernst.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: <20100318062151.7791fdbc@scorpio.seibercom.net> References: <4B9A4C65.4040606@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> <970380131003171157m104953fen9f99e82823f564b@mail.gmail.com> <201003180950.04627.achill@matrix.gatewaynet.com> <20100318062151.7791fdbc@scorpio.seibercom.net> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.5 (GTK+ 2.18.7; amd64-portbld-freebsd9.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: Java For Firefox X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: gary.jennejohn@freenet.de List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:33:51 -0000 On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:21:51 -0400 Jerry wrote: > On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:50:03 +0200 > Achilleas Mantzios articulated: > > >________ Wednesday 17 March 2010 20:57:59 __/__ Jason Garrett ____________: > >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 09:15, Programmer In Training > >> wrote: > >> > I don't know if I should also cc the maintainer for FF3.6, but I'm > >> > posting here. Hopefully they'll see it. > >> > > >> > When will we have an updated Java for use in Firefox 3.6? I guess I > >> > could downgrade back to 3.5 if absolutely necessary, but I'd > >> > rather not. Though I imagine an upgraded java would mean I would > >> > have to recompile OOo, too. ): > > >> I am also interested. I believe that sun's java is up to Update 18 > >> for 1.6. Port shows Update 3. > >> > >> Also CC'ing freebsd-java into this. I don't do much code, but I am > >> willing to do everything I can to help out. > > > I think generally this is a problem for people who have to support old > > apps with applets (i am one of them). > > But nowadays, javascript can do many of the things java was used to > > achieve. (and its not so ugly once you get to learn it) > > At some point a rational person realizes that it is time to move on. > Progress is achieved by striving forward; not looking backwards. I fail > to see any logical reason why a fully up-to-date version of Java cannot > be included into the ports system and thereby enable the users of the > latest version of Firefox, and perhaps other programs, to benefit > from its presents. > > FreeBSD has always lagged far behind in its released versions of Java > as opposed to Sun's released versions. Since it appears that FreeBSD is > lagging behind, there is no reason to work on any of the intermediate > versions, but rather concentrate on the latest released version; > thereby benefiting its user base. > Put your money where your mouth is and provide patches. --- Gary Jennejohn